Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Close (CW11 4HT) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Close (CW11 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Ormerod Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlesworth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Summer Drive | Under investigation |
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