Total Crime Rate

398.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 398.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.1 9/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen 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 Queen Street (CW9 5JL) 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 Queen Street (CW9 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drillfield Road
Apr 2026Drugs Brockhurst Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5509 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heber Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weir Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterbank Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterbank Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterbank Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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