Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.0 7/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Overpool Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 147th 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 Overpool Road (CH66 2JF) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Appleton Drive. Police recorded 19 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 Overpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruera Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grappenhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hope Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grappenhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charter Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charter Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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