Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenway Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Greenway Street (CH4 7JS) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Handbridge Park average (62.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenway Street (CH4 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eaton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Cottages —
Apr 2026Public order Castle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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