Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 79th 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 5JN) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (CW9 5JN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

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

Data Sources

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