Total Crime Rate
121.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wallerscote Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wallerscote Road (CW8 3LY) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.2% higher than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallerscote Road (CW8 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Forster Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartford & Greenbank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beech Heyes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keeper'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forster Avenue | — |
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