Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Royds Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 377th 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 Royds Close (CW8 1ND) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead average (30.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royds Close (CW8 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Riddings Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Royds Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Riddings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riddings Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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