Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunham Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 531st lowest crime rate of 1,268 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 Dunham Crescent (CW2 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Willaston and Rope average (43.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunham Crescent (CW2 6TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Willaston and Rope| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourseasons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackenwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackenwood Close | — |
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