Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thorn Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 167th 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 Thorn Lane (CW8 1NX) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 270.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Lane (CW8 1NX), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Vicarage Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beach Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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