Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Well Street 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 Well Street (CW7 1HW) 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 Well Street (CW7 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Haigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Haigh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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