Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotgreaves Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 180th 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 Cotgreaves Close (CH4 7RA) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotgreaves Close (CH4 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherbourne Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handbridge Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Ashes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherbourne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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