Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dingle Bank area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 503rd highest 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 Dingle Bank (CH4 8AD) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dingle Bank (CH4 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dingle Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Westminster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dingle Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dingle Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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