Total Crime Rate

191.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 191.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellington Road North area has the 19th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 65th 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 Wellington Road North (CH65 4AB) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road North (CH65 4AB), 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 Wellington Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffiths Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Griffiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Griffiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Road North Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Street
Sep 2025Public order Cook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Griffiths Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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