Crime Rates at Barn Croft, Malpas, SY14 8FD

Barn Croft area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Farndon , and the 154th 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 Barn Croft (SY14 8FD) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 381.0% higher than the Farndon average (25.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Croft (SY14 8FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.