Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 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 157.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 102nd 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 Church Street (CH65 2AD) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Central & Grange average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CH65 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colemere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Nicholas Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilkinson Street North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Nicholas Crescent —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Europa Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Europa Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Wharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemere Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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