Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lapwing Close area has the lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 151st 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 Lapwing Close (CW7 1SN) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lapwing Close (CW7 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Chad'S Fields, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentley Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Other crime | Tudor Close | 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 |
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