Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wrexham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 289th highest 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 Wrexham Road (CH4 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrexham Road (CH4 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wrexham Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrexham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sherbourne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Wrexham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrexham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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