Total Crime Rate

188.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 188.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Queens Drive (CW10 0DG) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Middlewich average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 316.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Drive (CW10 0DG), 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 Queens Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Public order Princess Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Drive Under investigation
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 Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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