Total Crime Rate
109.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westminster Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Road (CH65 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 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.
View Crime In Central & Grange| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Exeter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Nicholas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wilkinson Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grace Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Nicholas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eleanor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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