Total Crime Rate

323.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 323.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.4 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princes Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,153 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 323.6 per 1,000 residents and was 152.2% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 258.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (CH65 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Beechfield Road. Police recorded 68 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oldfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Road North
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beechfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priestfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beechfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs York Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heathfield Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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