Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Telford Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 578th lowest 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 Telford Way (CH4 8DA) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telford Way (CH4 8DA), 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.
View Crime In Chester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Curzon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Curzon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Guildford Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5104 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kensington Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A5104 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A5104 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5104 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rhuddlan Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Street | Under investigation |
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