Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
173.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Townfields Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Townfields Road (CW7 4AX) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.9% higher than the Winsford Dene average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Townfields Road (CW7 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanlow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lichfield Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Siskin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfields Gardens | Under investigation |
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