Total Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bramhall Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 560th highest 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 Bramhall Close (CW7 2EU) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bramhall Close (CW7 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Basford Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moss Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nixon Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Basford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandymere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Johns Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Delamere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pinewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramhall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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