Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Station Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 158th 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 Station Road (CW11 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CW11 3JQ), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Foden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beeches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Foden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mornington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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