Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

School Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 517th 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 School Road (CW7 3EF) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower 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 4 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). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (CW7 3EF), 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.

Crime Over Time in School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5355 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs B5355 Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wharton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wharton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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