Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bowmere Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 328th 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 Bowmere Drive (CW7 1HS) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowmere Drive (CW7 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bowmere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Haigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Haigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Handley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Handley Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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