Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 353rd 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 Milton Close (CW10 0RH) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Close (CW10 0RH), 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.
View Crime In Middlewich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bradfield Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranage Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hulme Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hulme Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Warmingham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranage Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hulme Square | Under investigation |
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