Total Crime Rate
187.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wharton Road 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 Wharton Road (CW7 3GL) 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 Wharton Road (CW7 3GL), 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.
View Crime In Winsford Dene| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Dudley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaulieu Avenue | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B5355 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beaulieu Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esk Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nat Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Medina Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholar Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walnut Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B5355 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esk Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scholar Rise | Under investigation |
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