Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Newnham Drive area has the 56th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Newnham Drive (CH65 5AP) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newnham Drive (CH65 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newnham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Jubilee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malvern Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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