Total Crime Rate

266.4 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 266.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.7 8/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 49 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 46th 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 Middlewich Road (CW11 1LF) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 507.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 178.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewich Road (CW11 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middlewich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnymill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sunnymill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Belle Vue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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