Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westminster Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Road (CH65 2BX) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Central & Grange average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (CH65 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Nicholas Crescent (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilkinson Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colemere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colemere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Church Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eleanor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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