Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royle Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royle Street (CW7 4AF) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royle Street (CW7 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hammletts Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weaver Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weaver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Saville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siddorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hammletts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammletts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —

Data Sources

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