Total Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelford Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Appleton , and the 76th 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 Chelford Close (WA4 6PL) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Appleton average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelford Close (WA4 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dundonald Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farrell Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stockton Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dundonald Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belvoir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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