Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.0 1/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Smithy Pathway area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 137th lowest 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 Smithy Pathway (CH4 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Smithy Pathway (CH4 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clover Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Handbridge Park

Crime Over Time in Smithy Pathway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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