Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hazel Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 303rd 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 Hazel Drive (CW8 3EA) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Drive (CW8 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northwich Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hazel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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