Total Crime Rate

110.3 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sunflower Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 183rd 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 Sunflower Way (CW8 4RS) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Northwich Leftwich average (161.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunflower Way (CW8 4RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Littler Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geranium Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunflower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brooke Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Brooke Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Brooke Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Clark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Littler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Littler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Littler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Littler Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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