Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 586th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (CW10 9DU) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (CW10 9DU), 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 Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oddfellows Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wallcroft Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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