Total Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Billington Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Marbury , and the 356th 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 Billington Close (CW8 4GU) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Marbury average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billington Close (CW8 4GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehall Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stone Heyes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leigh'S Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Trent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Crescent | — |
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