Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ledward Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 430th highest 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 Ledward Street (CW7 3EW) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ledward Street (CW7 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medina Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leaf Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ledward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Dudley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scholar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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