Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Irelands Croft Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 200th 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 Irelands Croft Close (CW11 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irelands Croft Close (CW11 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Etherow Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Irelands Croft Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Irelands Croft Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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