Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overleigh Court area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 435th 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 Overleigh Court (CH4 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overleigh Court (CH4 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Selsdon Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overleigh Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Selsdon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenway Street —
Sep 2025Public order Castle Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selsdon Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Selsdon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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