Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fir Tree Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Tree Avenue (CH4 7QY) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fir Tree Avenue (CH4 7QY), the main crime hotspot is near Wrexham Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Handbridge Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wrexham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherbourne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Ashes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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