Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange , and the 558th highest 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 Maple Avenue (CH66 3QU) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Central & Grange average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Avenue (CH66 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parklands Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Avenue (10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunbar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parklands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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