Total Crime Rate

152.9 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 152.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sproston Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 115th 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 Sproston Place (CW10 0FY) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 233.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sproston Place (CW10 0FY), the main crime hotspot is near Bradfield Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sproston Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranage Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bradfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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