Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Needham Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 180th 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 Needham Drive (CW8 1RW) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 267.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needham Drive (CW8 1RW), 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 Needham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ravenswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Riddings Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riddings Lane —
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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