Total Crime Rate
229.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
148.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thamesdale area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Whitby Groves , and the 54th 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 Thamesdale (CH65 6QR) in the last 12 months was 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 309.9% higher than the Whitby Groves average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 148.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thamesdale (CH65 6QR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whitby Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Old Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arrow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arrow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Riddings | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Riddings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Washburn Avenue | Under investigation |
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