Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Winsford Gravel , and the 537th lowest crime rate of 1,160 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 Walnut Drive (CW7 3HE) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Winsford Gravel average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Drive (CW7 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5355, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leaf Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Walnut Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Greville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5355 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B5355 Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Dudley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledward Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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