Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pintail Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 419th highest 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 Pintail Place (CW7 1LE) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pintail Place (CW7 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithy Bank Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmgrove Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shaw Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smithy Bank Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elmgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanlow Lane | Under investigation |
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