Total Crime Rate

330.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

258.2 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 330.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 258.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.1 10/10
  • Public order 54.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Princes Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 32nd 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 Princes Road (CH65 8AT) in the last 12 months was 330.9 per 1,000 residents and was 153.8% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 258.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (CH65 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Beechfield Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Briarfield Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Oldfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Percival Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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