Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfield Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Avenue (CW9 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher than the Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead average (30.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (CW9 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holford Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fryer Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithy Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cheshire Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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