Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 244.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

William Johnson Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 William Johnson Gardens (CH65 2DW) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 181.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Johnson Gardens (CH65 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Beechfield Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Johnson Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oldfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Other crime Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs York Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priestfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beechfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street 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 Beechfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilkinson Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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