Total Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Croften Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Little Neston , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croften Drive (CH64 0XA) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Little Neston average (27.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croften Drive (CH64 0XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quayside, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerville Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croften Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Colliery Green Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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