Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Osprey Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Osprey Close (CW10 0SB) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Osprey Close (CW10 0SB), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middlewich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princess Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bradfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clive Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranage Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmingham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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