Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pooltown Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pooltown Road (CH65 7EA) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pooltown Road (CH65 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near The Boulevard. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pooltown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pooltown Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooltown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barnston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bostock Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bostock Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostock Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostock Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bostock Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Singleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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