Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park 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 Park Drive (CW2 8EW) 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 Park Drive (CW2 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Pochard Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pochard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pochard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pochard Close —
Apr 2026Public order Pochard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Drive —
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Data Sources

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