Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windways area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 321st highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Windways (CH66 1JG) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Central & Grange average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windways (CH66 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Station Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parklands Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kronsbec Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sheepfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheepfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheepfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kronsbec Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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