Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunlin Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Winsford Dene , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunlin Way (CW7 4FG) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunlin Way (CW7 4FG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Dunlin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dunnock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanlow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfields Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfields Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfields Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Siskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanlow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lichfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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