Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cable Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Frodsham , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
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 Cable Drive (WA6 0FW) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Frodsham average (55.7 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cable Drive (WA6 0FW), the main crime hotspot is near Longster Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frodsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hemlegh Vale | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Longster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meliden Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Arbour | Under investigation |
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