Total Crime Rate

106.5 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Westminster Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Road (CH65 2EE) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (CH65 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Westminster

Crime Over Time in Westminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Europa Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Nicholas Crescent —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Nicholas Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Europa Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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