Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overpool Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 539th 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 2TR) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Central & Grange average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overpool Road (CH66 2TR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Overpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hope Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capenhurst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broadland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grappenhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grappenhall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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