Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 44.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 520th 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 Mount Pleasant (CH4 8BN) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (CH4 8BN), 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 Mount Pleasant 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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