Total Crime Rate
131.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbotts Way area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Winsford Over & Verdin , and the 137th 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 Abbotts Way (CW7 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotts Way (CW7 2HZ), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Carden Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carden Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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