Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunster Close 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 Dunster Close (CW9 8EW) 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 Dunster Close (CW9 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrave Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodpecker Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pillar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pillar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pillar Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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