Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grafton Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 190th 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 Grafton Road (CH65 2BD) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (CH65 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilkinson Street North
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colemere Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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