Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 79.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodstock Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 306th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Woodstock Drive (CW10 0RW) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodstock Drive (CW10 0RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernleigh Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterton Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodstock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shilton Close —
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Data Sources

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