Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Spot Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Spot Way (CW7 1GL) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Winsford Dene average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Spot Way (CW7 1GL), the main crime hotspot is near Quantock Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Spot Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlemilk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grampian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pembroke Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soay Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quantock Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hambleton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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