Total Crime Rate

273.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.5 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 273.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • 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

Lawrence Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 46th 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 Lawrence Avenue (CW10 9DP) in the last 12 months was 273.3 per 1,000 residents and was 263.3% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 161.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Avenue (CW10 9DP), 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 Lawrence Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wallcroft Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Darlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oddfellows Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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