Total Crime Rate

242.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 242.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.8 7/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middlewich Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Middlewich Road (CW11 1HY) in the last 12 months was 242.5 per 1,000 residents and was 476.0% higher than the Sandbach Elworth average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewich Road (CW11 1HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Middlewich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlewich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Platt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middlewich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newall Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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