Total Crime Rate
325.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnyside area has the 6th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Sunnyside (CH65 2HD) in the last 12 months was 325.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.6% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -31.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnyside (CH65 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Nicholas Crescent, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grosvenor Wharf Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westminster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Europa Way | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Europa Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkinson Street North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grosvenor Wharf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Egerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Nicholas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | John Nicholas Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westminster Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | John Nicholas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Nicholas Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Grove | — |
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