Total Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walnut 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 3HF) 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 3HF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B5355 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B5355 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldfare | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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