Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Loont area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
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 The Loont (CW7 1EX) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Winsford Dene average (94.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Loont (CW7 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Rise, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commonwealth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vauxhall Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commonwealth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Siskin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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