Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Harecastle Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harecastle Way (CW11 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harecastle Way (CW11 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Richard Ashley Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Harecastle Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kidsgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderton 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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