Total Crime Rate

325.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 325.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.2 10/10
  • Drugs 51.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cook Street 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 Cook Street (CH65 4AT) 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 Cook Street (CH65 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Europa Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Europa Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Nicholas Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Nicholas Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilkinson Street North
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road

Data Sources

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