Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chirk Gardens area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Chirk Gardens (CH65 5EB) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chirk Gardens (CH65 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Barnard Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chirk Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Flint Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Doune Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhuddlan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhuddlan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhuddlan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Doune Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flint Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunbury Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard 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 Barnard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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