Total Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seacombe Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Strawberry , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seacombe Drive (CH66 2QW) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 403.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seacombe Drive (CH66 2QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thelwall Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overpool Road (25 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 | Rostherne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thelwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overpool 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 | 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 | Rostherne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rostherne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bracken Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bracken Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thelwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thelwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thelwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thelwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overpool Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charter Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckforton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thelwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charter Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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