Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheshire East has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 districts in North West region and the 95th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (North West), it has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 districts.
The overall crime rate in Cheshire East in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the North West region average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cheshire East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12,441 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 60 cases , down -13.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -13.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15,927 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 67.9 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crewe Central | 295.7 | 227.8 (336%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Macclesfield Central | 154.5 | 86.6 (128%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Macclesfield Hurdsfield | 120.6 | 52.7 (78%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Crewe South | 116.5 | 48.6 (72%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Nantwich North and West | 90.0 | 22.1 (33%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Crewe East | 89.8 | 21.9 (32%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Handforth | 80.1 | 12.2 (18%) | High 7/10 |
| 8 | Congleton West | 76.3 | 8.3 (12%) | High 7/10 |
| 9 | Leighton | 75.9 | 8.0 (12%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Crewe West | 75.4 | 7.5 (11%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Middlewich | 75.2 | 7.3 (11%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Macclesfield South | 73.4 | 5.5 (8%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | Wilmslow East | 72.0 | 4.1 (6%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Wilmslow Lacey Green | 70.0 | 2.1 (3%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Congleton East | 69.4 | 1.5 (2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Alderley Edge | 69.2 | 1.3 (2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 17 | Sandbach Town | 67.4 | -0.6 (-1%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Crewe North | 65.7 | -2.2 (-3%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Nantwich South and Stapeley | 65.6 | -2.3 (-3%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Macclesfield East | 61.3 | -6.6 (-10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Broken Cross and Upton | 60.9 | -7.0 (-10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Sandbach Heath and East | 60.3 | -7.7 (-11%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Crewe St Barnabas | 59.6 | -8.3 (-12%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 24 | Macclesfield West and Ivy | 57.1 | -10.8 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 25 | High Legh | 56.9 | -11.0 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 26 | Shavington | 53.4 | -14.5 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Alsager | 53.3 | -14.7 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Wistaston | 51.4 | -16.5 (-24%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Brereton Rural | 48.9 | -19.0 (-28%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Odd Rode | 47.1 | -20.8 (-31%) | Low 4/10 |
| 31 | Knutsford | 46.7 | -21.2 (-31%) | Low 4/10 |
| 32 | Wrenbury | 45.7 | -22.2 (-33%) | Low 4/10 |
| 33 | Bunbury | 44.6 | -23.3 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 34 | Poynton East and Pott Shrigley | 43.5 | -24.4 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 35 | Sandbach Elworth | 42.1 | -25.8 (-38%) | Low 3/10 |
| 36 | Haslington | 41.5 | -26.4 (-39%) | Low 3/10 |
| 37 | Poynton West and Adlington | 41.1 | -26.8 (-40%) | Low 3/10 |
| 38 | Gawsworth | 38.1 | -29.8 (-44%) | Low 3/10 |
| 39 | Sutton | 38.1 | -29.8 (-44%) | Low 3/10 |
| 40 | Mobberley | 36.7 | -31.3 (-46%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 41 | Bollington | 35.7 | -32.2 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 42 | Audlem | 35.3 | -32.6 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 43 | Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock | 33.5 | -34.5 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 44 | Willaston and Rope | 32.6 | -35.3 (-52%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 45 | Prestbury | 31.6 | -36.4 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 46 | Chelford | 28.4 | -39.5 (-58%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 47 | Wilmslow Dean Row | 27.6 | -40.3 (-59%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 48 | Dane Valley | 27.3 | -40.6 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 49 | Disley | 27.3 | -40.6 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 50 | Wilmslow West and Chorley | 26.3 | -41.6 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 51 | Macclesfield Tytherington | 25.6 | -42.3 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 52 | Wybunbury | 23.3 | -44.6 (-66%) | Very low 1/10 |
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