Total Crime Rate

241.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.7 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 241.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moston Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 61st 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 Moston Close (CW10 0FX) in the last 12 months was 241.2 per 1,000 residents and was 220.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 164.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 477.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moston Close (CW10 0FX), the main crime hotspot is near Bradfield Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranage Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradfield Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanthorne Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Square —
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Data Sources

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