Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Merton Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Merton Drive (CH4 7PG) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Drive (CH4 7PG), 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 Merton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowcliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowcliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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