Total Crime Rate
44.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meols Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Strawberry , and the 529th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Meols Close (CH66 4RR) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meols Close (CH66 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracken Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxton Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Strawberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bracken Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bracken Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
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