Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitby Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitby Road (CH65 6RS) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (CH65 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pembroke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princeton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' View —
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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