Total Crime Rate

183.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Whitby Groves , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (CH65 9BD) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 283.3% higher than the Whitby Groves average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (CH65 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Pembroke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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