Total Crime Rate

97.9 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Medlar Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handbridge Park , and the 225th 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 Medlar Close (CH4 8ES) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 9 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medlar Close (CH4 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Clover Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medlar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Larkspur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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