Total Crime Rate

160.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Darwin Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 90th 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 Darwin Street (CW8 1BU) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 204.3% higher than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Street (CW8 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Court. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darwin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street
Sep 2025Public order Canton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wallace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romanes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Brunner Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romanes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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