Total Crime Rate

225.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.2 10/10
  • Other crime 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Elm Road (CW10 0AW) in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 213.9% higher than the Middlewich average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 850.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (CW10 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Anne'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Princess Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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