Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chase Heys area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
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 Chase Heys (PR9 7LG) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chase Heys (PR9 7LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peet'S Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Meols| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chase Heys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Gardens | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chase Heys | Under investigation |
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