Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riversdale area has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Frodsham , and the 367th 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 Riversdale (WA6 7PR) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riversdale (WA6 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Riversdale. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frodsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riversdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Farm Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riversdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Farm Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riversdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Hilda'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riversdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Francis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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