Total Crime Rate

199.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.5 9/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 46th highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

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 Chester Road (WA4 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% higher than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 255.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (WA4 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Daresbury Lane. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daresbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Daresbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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