Total Crime Rate

412.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 412.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.3 8/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 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

Dock Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 20th 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 Dock Road (CW9 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 412.8 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 266.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dock Road (CW9 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Waterbank Row. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterbank Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradus Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradus Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterbank Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Athelbrae Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Athelbrae Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Postles Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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