Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brereton Rural , and the 573rd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Charles Square (CW11 4XZ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Brereton Rural average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Square (CW11 4XZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Paddock. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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