Total Crime Rate

405.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 405.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.5 10/10
  • Public order 61.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Joyce Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joyce Avenue (CW7 2BU) in the last 12 months was 405.4 per 1,000 residents and was 368.5% higher than the Winsford Dene average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 262.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joyce Avenue (CW7 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Joyce Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Joyce Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joyce Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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