Total Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fernleigh Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 512th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fernleigh Close (CW10 0TL) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Middlewich average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernleigh Close (CW10 0TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernleigh Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterton Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlewich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shilton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shilton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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