Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Shelley Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 517th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Close (CW10 0RB) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Close (CW10 0RB), 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 Shelley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bradfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cledford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmingham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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