Total Crime Rate
118.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rostherne Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Strawberry , and the 162nd 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 Rostherne Avenue (CH66 2QB) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 312.8% higher than the Strawberry average (28.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rostherne Avenue (CH66 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thelwall Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarporley Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton Villages| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alvanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alvanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alvanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alvanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alvanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeston Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeston Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeston Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwythe Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwythe Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charter Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peckforton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarporley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tarporley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tarporley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarporley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarporley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ringway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Overpool Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Alvanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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