Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canal Side area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Marbury , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,153 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 Canal Side (CW8 4EN) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% higher than the Marbury average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Side (CW8 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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