Total Crime Rate

507.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.1 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 507.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.1 10/10
  • Public order 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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

Mornington Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Mornington Avenue (CH65 0ES) in the last 12 months was 507.6 per 1,000 residents and was 289.3% higher than the Central & Grange average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 164.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mornington Avenue (CH65 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mornington Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mornington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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