Total Crime Rate
44.2 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Lear Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 597th highest crime rate of 1,262 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lear Drive (CW2 8DS) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher than the Willaston and Rope average (32.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lear Drive (CW2 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Spencer Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wistaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herrick Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Yew Tree Road | Under investigation |
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