Total Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overpool Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Strawberry , and the 184th 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 2JG) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 316.3% higher than the Strawberry average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near The Boulevard. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Strawberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charter Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Singleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarporley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarporley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarporley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarporley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overpool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckforton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Singleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charter Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rostherne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rostherne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rostherne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hurford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hurford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruera Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thelwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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