Total Crime Rate

746.3 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 746.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.9 10/10
  • Public order 123.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Newton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (CH65 4AP) in the last 12 months was 746.3 per 1,000 residents and was 481.5% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 392.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (CH65 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Road North
Sep 2025Public order Wellesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Sep 2025Other crime Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs York Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priestfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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