Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 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 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Princes Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 235th 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 Princes Road (CH65 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (CH65 8AZ), 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 (30/34)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Venables Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Briarfield Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Venables Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Percival Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venables Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broad Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Firenza Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firenza Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firenza Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firenza Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Firenza Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bateman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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