Total Crime Rate

241.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.7 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 241.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 13th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 48th 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 8AX) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 61 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 Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 177.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (CH65 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Nicholas Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Nicholas Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Europa Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Europa Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Lane 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 Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Nicholas Crescent
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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