Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Townshend Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 275th 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 Townshend Road (CW9 7QY) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Townshend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithy Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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