Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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

Hemswell Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 164th 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 Hemswell Close (CW7 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Winsford Dene average (86.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemswell Close (CW7 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Massey Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemswell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weaver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weaver Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Massey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Massey Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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