Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandy Way 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 Sandy Way (CW7 2GL) 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 Sandy Way (CW7 2GL), the main crime hotspot is near Furness Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beckenham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pentland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandymere Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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