Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 64.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Newton Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 399th 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 Newton Drive (CW10 9DE) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Drive (CW10 9DE), 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 Newton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oddfellows Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wallcroft Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
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 Wheelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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