Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romney Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Little Neston , and the 489th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Romney Way (CH64 9RH) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% higher than the Little Neston average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romney Way (CH64 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talbot Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romney Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Court —
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Data Sources

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