Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marlborough Road area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 277th 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 Marlborough Road (CH65 5DN) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (CH65 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Flint Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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