Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Limewood Crescent area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Marbury , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Limewood Crescent (CW8 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Limewood Crescent (CW8 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pelton Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydyett Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Townfield Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydyett Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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