Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.0 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Donnington Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Donnington Way (CH4 8BR) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 192.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donnington Way (CH4 8BR), 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 Donnington Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Guildford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Green —
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhuddlan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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