Total Crime Rate
341.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
193.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leadsmithy Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 29th 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 Leadsmithy Street (CW10 9DF) in the last 12 months was 341.8 per 1,000 residents and was 354.4% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 193.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leadsmithy Street (CW10 9DF), 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.
View Crime In Middlewich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maidenhills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dierdens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Civic Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Civic Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sandown Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stallard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wallcroft Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
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