Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freshfields area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

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 Freshfields (CW2 6QD) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Willaston and Rope average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshfields (CW2 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herrick Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spencer Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freshfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freshfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salander Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rope Bank Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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