Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crook Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crook Lane (CW7 3EG) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% higher than the Winsford Dene average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crook Lane (CW7 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5355, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esk Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crook Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esk Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esk Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting B5355 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharton Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”

Data Sources

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