Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Oval Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Oval Crescent (CH65 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 134.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oval Crescent (CH65 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ludlow Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oval Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cinder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kenilworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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