Total Crime Rate

463.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 463.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.3 10/10
  • Public order 66.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Gardens (CW11 1BB) in the last 12 months was 463.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1246.0% higher than the Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 307.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 203.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gardens (CW11 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George'S Walk (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millpool Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millpool Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belle Vue Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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