Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Overpool Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 146th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 4.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appleton Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Overpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charter Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grappenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grappenhall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grappenhall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elgar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxdale Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupus Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lupus Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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