Total Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gorsley Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorsley Close (CW10 0DU) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Middlewich average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorsley Close (CW10 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dale Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Vi Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlewich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Vi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Vi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dale Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dale Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodend Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Vi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Vi Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Vi Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Vi Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tytherington Close | Local resolution |
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