Total Crime Rate

219.0 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 219.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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

Old Church Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 54th 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 Old Church Close (CH65 2HU) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Close (CH65 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near John Nicholas Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Church Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilkinson Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Road —
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eleanor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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