Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterside Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 166th 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 Waterside Way (CW10 9HP) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Middlewich average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterside Way (CW10 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Canalside Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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