Total Crime Rate

899.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 899.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 294.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 282.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.7 10/10
  • Public order 95.2 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Balmoral Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Gardens (CH65 5DU) in the last 12 months was 899.2 per 1,000 residents and was 589.6% higher than the Central & Grange average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 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 Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 294.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Gardens (CH65 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dover Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewloe Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dover Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Flint Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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