Total Crime Rate

297.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.3 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 297.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 36th 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 New Road (CW7 2NY) in the last 12 months was 297.0 per 1,000 residents and was 214.6% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 199.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (CW7 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Hammletts Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dutch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Island Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hammletts Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammletts Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammletts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saville Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saville Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hammletts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hammletts Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woods Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lagos Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saville Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woods Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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