Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swanlow Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 298th 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 Swanlow Lane (CW7 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanlow Lane (CW7 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Rise. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Siskin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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