Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 207.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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

Sutton Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Way (CH65 7DU) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Way (CH65 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Eccleston Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornwythe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Overpool Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarporley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarporley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tarporley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tarporley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarporley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eccleston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornwythe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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