Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kestrel Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 456th 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 Kestrel Close (CW10 0SA) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Close (CW10 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradfield Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradfield Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Square
Apr 2026Other crime Warmingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranage Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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