Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queensway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Frodsham , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (WA6 6RT) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% higher than the Frodsham average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (WA6 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frodsham
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kydds Wynt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kydds Wynt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway
Apr 2026Other theft Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howey Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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