Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 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
  • Public order 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

Clifford Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifford Drive (CH4 7PA) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Drive (CH4 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near Merton Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifford Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowcliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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