Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Telford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Telford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last 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 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 Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Guildford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Green
Apr 2026Burglary A5104 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A5104 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5104 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rhuddlan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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