Total Crime Rate

278.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Pochin Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,268 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 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 733.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 456.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pochin Way (CW10 0TE), the main crime hotspot is near Sanderson Way. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Middlewich

Crime Over Time in Pochin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sanderson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sanderson Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bramble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bramble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑