Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Launceston Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Launceston Close (CW7 1LY) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launceston Close (CW7 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Furness Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lulworth Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Launceston Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowland Rise
Apr 2026Burglary Bowland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolvesey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wolvesey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Drive

Data Sources

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