Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.9 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bradwall Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 123rd 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 Bradwall Close (CH65 7ES) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradwall Close (CH65 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradwell Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capenhurst Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradwall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bradwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bradwell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Faraday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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