Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandington Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandington Drive (CW8 2ZA) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandington Drive (CW8 2ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Brambles Chase. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Weaver & Cuddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fir Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Lane | Under investigation |
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