Crime Rate in Brereton Rural, ward

Brereton Rural has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 2269th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 357th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brereton Rural in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brereton Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 219.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brereton Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bluebell Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.