Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.5 9/10
  • Drugs 44.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

School Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock , and the 98th 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 School Lane (CW11 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 389.9% 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 Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CW11 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Scholars Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Scholars Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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