Total Crime Rate

185.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Old Chester Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 68th 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 Old Chester Road (CH66 3PA) in the last 12 months was 185.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Chester Road (CH66 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Heswall Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adam Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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