Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 12.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

East Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Road (CW10 9PY) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (CW10 9PY), 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 East Road area

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

Data Sources

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