Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Capenhurst Lane area has the 59th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 268th 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 Capenhurst Lane (CH65 7EW) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capenhurst Lane (CH65 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 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 Capenhurst Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Grappenhall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grappenhall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grappenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elgar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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