Total Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stuart Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 261st 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 Stuart Close (CW7 1PW) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stuart Close (CW7 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commonwealth Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commonwealth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Chad'S Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commonwealth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tudor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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