Total Crime Rate

328.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.2 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 328.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (CW10 9BP) in the last 12 months was 328.7 per 1,000 residents and was 337.0% higher than the Middlewich average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 114.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (CW10 9BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheelock Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wallcroft Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Darlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oddfellows Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sandown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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