Total Crime Rate

144.9 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 144.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moelwyn Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 113th 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 Moelwyn Drive (CH66 1TY) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Central & Grange average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moelwyn Drive (CH66 1TY), the main crime hotspot is near Moelwyn Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moelwyn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westenra Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bailey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westenra Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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