Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Oval area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 284th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (CH65 9AT) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (CH65 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near West Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stanlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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