Total Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waterside Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 1,268 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 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Middlewich average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterside Way (CW10 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenscroft Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middlewich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canalside Way | Under investigation |
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