Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larch Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 505th 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 Larch Close (CW8 3ED) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larch Close (CW8 3ED), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Walnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Lane | Under investigation |
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