Total Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Croft Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Croft Drive (CW1 4FT) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 310.2% higher than the Audlem average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Croft Drive (CW1 4FT), the main crime hotspot is near Marshall Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Croft Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Farm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jones Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Forrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Douglas Forrest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Forrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmstead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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