Total Crime Rate
445.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
334.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Philip Taylor Drive area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Philip Taylor Drive (CW1 4GU) in the last 12 months was 445.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1160.7% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 334.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Philip Taylor Drive (CW1 4GU), 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.
View Crime In Leighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Manor Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jones Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Manor Farm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Farm Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmstead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Douglas Forrest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Douglas Forrest Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Douglas Forrest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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