Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Yarwood Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 168th 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 Yarwood Close (CW8 1ET) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.4% higher than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarwood Close (CW8 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robert Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paradus Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Yarwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weir Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Lower Darwin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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