Total Crime Rate

306.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Public order 66.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Denton Close (CW7 2EY) in the last 12 months was 306.6 per 1,000 residents and was 224.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 146.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Close (CW7 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Denton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Handley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Handley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Handley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moss Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandymere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Johns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Johns Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Johns Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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