Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 34.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princess Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 491st lowest 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 Princess Street (CW7 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Winsford Dene average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (CW7 3EJ), 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 Princess Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esk Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esk Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B5355 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5355 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Dudley Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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