Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Warrington .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (WA4 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (280.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (WA4 6AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Centre Park Square, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydal Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warrington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manx Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adamson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillberry Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Centre Park Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Centre Park Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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