Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Witterings area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Neston , and the 344th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 The Witterings (CH64 3SA) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Neston average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Witterings (CH64 3SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfield Gardens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5136 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Witterings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sidney Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5136 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coalbrookdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5136 Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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