Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Radnor Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 188th 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 Radnor Drive (CH4 7PS) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Radnor Drive (CH4 7PS), 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.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winkwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winkwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowcliffe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rowcliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
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