Crime Rates at Oldfield Crescent, Chester, CH4 7PD

Oldfield Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 218th lowest 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 Oldfield Crescent (CH4 7PD) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Crescent (CH4 7PD), 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.