Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hurford Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 532nd highest 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 Hurford Avenue (CH65 7AX) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurford Avenue (CH65 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near The Boulevard. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hurford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Singleton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grappenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grappenhall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grappenhall Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Elgar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupus Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lupus Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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