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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L65: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L65 recorded 300 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 23.77 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring276.6 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment300 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

300
trending_up +9.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

276.6per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

850

Within L65 district

Cheshire West and Chester

12,621

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 7
30
Shopping Area Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3
15
Ludlow Drive Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 4
13
Pooltown Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Venables Way Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other crime: 1
8
Grappenhall Road Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Petrol Station Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Burglary: 2
6
Robinson Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Washburn Avenue Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 2
6
Hylton Court Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
300 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
125
41.7%
Shoplifting
47
15.7%
Public Order
28
9.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
27
9.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
20
6.7%
Other Theft
12
4.0%
Other Crime
11
3.7%
Burglary
10
3.3%
Drug Offences
10
3.3%
Vehicle Crime
7
2.3%
Robbery
2
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: L65

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L65 (41.7%). Shoplifting (15.7%) and Public Order (9.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L65 has fallen slightly — by 2.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L65 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +9.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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