Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corfe Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 334th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Corfe Way (CW7 1LU) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corfe Way (CW7 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Conway Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Handley Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denbigh Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ludlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Handley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bowland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Handley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Handley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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