Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 18 local areas in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock , and the 111th 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 School Lane (CW11 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 381.5% higher than the Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CW11 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Scholars Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Scholars Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Scholars Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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