Total Crime Rate

1085.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

638.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1085.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 638.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 439.7 10/10
  • Public order 170.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.9 10/10
  • Drugs 56.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
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

Montrose Court area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Montrose Court (CH4 8BD) in the last 12 months was 1085.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1651.0% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 638.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Court (CH4 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Curzon Street. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greensway —
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Data Sources

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