Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crook Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Winsford Gravel , and the 554th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crook Lane (CW7 3DR) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crook Lane (CW7 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5355, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esk Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bollin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B5355 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B5355 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ribble Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nun House Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fernbank Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
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