Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingsway area has the highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (CW9 5RH) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 407.0% higher than the Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (CW9 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neumann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neumann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Princes Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Princes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wesley Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Salt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manora Road —
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Data Sources

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