Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meliden Grove area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Frodsham , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meliden Grove (WA6 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Frodsham average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meliden Grove (WA6 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Arbour (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Helsby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hemlegh Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Britannia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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