Total Crime Rate
187.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crook 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 3EQ) 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 areaβs 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 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 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradbury Road, where police recorded 48 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.
View Crime In Winsford Dene| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walnut Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholar Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholar Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B5355 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bradbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharton Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bradbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esk Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esk Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
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