Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.8 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dunham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunham Road (CW9 8EL) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 427.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunham Road (CW9 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christleton Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dunham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pillar Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pillar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pillar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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