Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overpool Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Strawberry , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2JH) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Strawberry average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appleton Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capenhurst Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Strawberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grappenhall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capenhurst Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hope Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grappenhall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broadland Road | Under investigation |
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