Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Beeston Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 331st 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 Beeston Close (CW10 0SH) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeston Close (CW10 0SH), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beeston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Vi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Warmingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanthorne Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Vi Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Vi Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Vi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Vi Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Vi Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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