Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 345th 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 Grove Avenue (CW7 1TP) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Avenue (CW7 1TP), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shaw Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elmgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smithy Bank Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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