Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Milton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 77th 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 Milton Road (CH65 5AT) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CH65 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Harrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jubilee Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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