Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fairford Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 459th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Fairford Road (CH4 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairford Road (CH4 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coronation Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Green —
Sep 2025Public order Kensington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marks Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenlock Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guildford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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