Total Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Marbury , and the 410th lowest 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 Beech Lane (CW8 4PP) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Lane (CW8 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Pelton Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leigh'S Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stone Heyes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Trent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Close | Under investigation |
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