Total Crime Rate
77.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prenton Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prenton Place (CH4 7DP) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prenton Place (CH4 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allington Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadows Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handbridge Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadows Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pretoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bottoms Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prenton Place | Under investigation |
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