Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 The Crescent (CH65 7EE) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (CH65 7EE), 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 The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Drive Awaiting court outcome
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 Brooklyn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barnston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pooltown Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pooltown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bostock Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pooltown Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooltown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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