Total Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakhouse Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 225th lowest 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 Oakhouse Lane (CW7 2JY) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Winsford Dene average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakhouse Lane (CW7 2JY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Handley Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denbigh Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Handley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Handley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Handley Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moss Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ludlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowland Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandymere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bowland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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