Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Whitby Groves , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Drive (CH65 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Whitby Groves average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 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 ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Drive (CH65 6QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawn Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5032 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitby Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5032 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Riddings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Riddings | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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