Total Crime Rate

313.0 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 313.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Denton Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 36th 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 Denton Drive (CW9 7LU) in the last 12 months was 313.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Drive (CW9 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Franklin Mews, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale View (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franklin Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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