Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Strawberry , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2RF) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overpool Road (13 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Peckforton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Overpool Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grappenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grappenhall Road —
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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grappenhall Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Browning Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charter Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornwythe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornwythe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lupus Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupus Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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