Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marks Road (CH4 8DH) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% higher than the Handbridge Park average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Road (CH4 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Guildford Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenlock Way —
Sep 2025Public order Newbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beaumont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guildford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marks Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Y Terfyn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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