Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 146.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • 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
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

Cottons Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Sandbach Elworth , and the 131st 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 Cottons Lane (CW11 4RB) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 248.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottons Lane (CW11 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cottons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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