Crime Rate in Cheadle West, ward

Cheadle West has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Staffordshire Moorlands district and the 3129th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 310th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cheadle West in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Staffordshire Moorlands district average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cheadle West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cheadle West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.