Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overleigh Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Overleigh Road (CH4 7HW) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overleigh Road (CH4 7HW), 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.
View Crime In Handbridge Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selsdon Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenway Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overleigh Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaton Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selsdon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selsdon Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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