Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The 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.

Crime Over Time in The Loont area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfields Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfields Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfields Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Siskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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