Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Birch Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock , and the 208th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Gardens (CW11 4HB) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 208.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 425.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Gardens (CW11 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near George'S Walk. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Crime Over Time in Birch Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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