Total Crime Rate

346.0 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 346.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

King Edward Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 King Edward Street (CW10 9BU) in the last 12 months was 346.0 per 1,000 residents and was 382.3% higher than the Middlewich average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 487.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 209.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (CW10 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Civic Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Bull Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dierdens Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dierdens Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dierdens Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dierdens Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wheelock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bull Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Hall Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Hall Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Hall Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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