Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caernarvon Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 474th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Caernarvon Road (CW2 8JW) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caernarvon Road (CW2 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caernarvon Road (9 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 | Holyrood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holyrood Drive | — |
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