Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 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 27.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Samian Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Middlewich , and the 428th 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 Samian Close (CW10 9RF) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samian Close (CW10 9RF), the main crime hotspot is near Wheelock Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Samian Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dierdens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coriander Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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