Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freshmeadow Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Frodsham , and the 293rd highest 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 Freshmeadow Lane (WA6 0QU) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshmeadow Lane (WA6 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longster Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hemlegh Vale (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freshmeadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Longster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Arbour Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hemlegh Vale Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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