Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

King Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 King Street (CW8 1NR) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.7% higher than the Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (CW8 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Riddings Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Vicarage Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riddings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riddings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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