Total Crime Rate

405.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 405.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Neston , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CH64 9TZ) in the last 12 months was 405.1 per 1,000 residents and was 444.2% higher than the Neston average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 147.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CH64 9TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frobisher Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Walk —
Apr 2026Other crime Chester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tannery Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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