Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Welsh Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Little Neston , and the 199th 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 Welsh Road (CH66 5NU) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 283.1% higher than the Little Neston average (27.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Road (CH66 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Vernon Avenue. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Chester Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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