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

Penda Way 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 Penda Way (CW11 1GS) 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 Penda Way (CW11 1GS), the main crime hotspot is near George'S Walk. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Crime Over Time in Penda Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flat Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millpool Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millpool Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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