Total Crime Rate
4.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Strawberry , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (CH66 4RG) in the last 12 months was 4.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Strawberry average (28.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (CH66 4RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlyle Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton Villages| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ringway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
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