Total Crime Rate

176.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mill Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (CH4 7JH) in the last 12 months was 176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.4% higher than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (CH4 7JH), the main crime hotspot is near Pepper Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pretoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenway Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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