Crime Rate in Congleton East, ward

Congleton East has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 3538th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 298th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Congleton East in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Congleton East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 503 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , up 400.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 654 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 298.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Congleton East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Brunswick Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.