Total Crime Rate

341.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 341.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Public order 66.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pochin Way area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pochin Way (CW10 0TE) in the last 12 months was 341.8 per 1,000 residents and was 354.4% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 193.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pochin Way (CW10 0TE), the main crime hotspot is near Sanderson Way. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pochin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pochin Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pochin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sanderson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sanderson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanderson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanderson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pochin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bramble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bramble Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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