Total Crime Rate

850.8 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 850.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.7 10/10
  • Public order 133.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Heber Walk area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 4th 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 Heber Walk (CW9 5JB) in the last 12 months was 850.8 per 1,000 residents and was 428.5% 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -49.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 403.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heber Walk (CW9 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheath Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandiford Square (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heber Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sheath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheath Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheath Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drillfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drillfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterbank Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterbank Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Sep 2025Public order Sheath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheath Street
Sep 2025Public order Sheath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drillfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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