Total Crime Rate
275.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
164.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wharton Bridge area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Winsford Gravel , and the 41st 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 Wharton Bridge (CW7 3BA) in the last 12 months was 275.0 per 1,000 residents and was 275.3% higher than the Winsford Gravel average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 164.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wharton Bridge (CW7 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bostock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wharton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bostock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bostock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bostock Road | Under investigation |
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