Total Crime Rate

355.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 355.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.9 10/10
  • Drugs 59.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 27th 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 Station Road (CH65 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 355.0 per 1,000 residents and was 176.6% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CH65 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shephard Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wilkinson Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eleanor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Church Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shephard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shephard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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