Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Forest Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Winsford Over & Verdin , and the 547th highest 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 Forest Road (CW7 2RE) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CW7 2RE), the main crime hotspot is near Southwark Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pentland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grampian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beckenham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stephenson Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwark Place Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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