Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Canal Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 272nd 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 Canal Terrace (CW10 9BD) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Terrace (CW10 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Civic Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hubert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Civic Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stallard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidenhills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hubert Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waters Edge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waters Edge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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