Total Crime Rate
83.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chesterton Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 285th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chesterton Drive (CW2 8EA) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 157.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesterton Drive (CW2 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodside Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Drive Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wistaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodside Lane | Local resolution |
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