Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Congleton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Congleton Road (CW11 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher than the Sandbach Elworth average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 76.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 311.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congleton Road (CW11 1HJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Congleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flat Lane 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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