Total Crime Rate

282.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 282.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Public order 56.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mountbatten Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 39th highest 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 Mountbatten Way (CW12 1DL) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 315.8% higher than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 196.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 353.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Way (CW12 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swan Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Royle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Royle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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