Total Crime Rate
398.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
227.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weir Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,160 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 Weir Street (CW9 5HL) in the last 12 months was 398.6 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% higher than the Northwich Leftwich average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 227.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weir Street (CW9 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5509, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterbank Row (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterbank Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5509 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterbank Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weir Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Webb'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterbank Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
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