Total Crime Rate
118.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 161st highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Lane (CH65 4DE) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Lane (CH65 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Griffiths Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central & Grange| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffiths Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Girton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Girton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Girton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancing Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffiths Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffiths Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
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