Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chester Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bewsey and Whitecross , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 677 local areas in Warrington .
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 Chester Road (WA4 6ES) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Bewsey and Whitecross average (274.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (WA4 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bewsey and Whitecross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lulworth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freyer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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