Total Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leaf Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Winsford Over & Verdin , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,153 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 Leaf Grove (CW7 2GE) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Winsford Over & Verdin average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leaf Grove (CW7 2GE), the main crime hotspot is near Carden Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Winsford Over & Verdin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandymere Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Delamere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Abbotts Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carden Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carden Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramhall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beckenham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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