Total Crime Rate

403.2 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 403.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Public order 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foundry Bank area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Foundry Bank (CW12 1EE) in the last 12 months was 403.2 per 1,000 residents and was 493.7% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 950.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 212.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 458.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Bank (CW12 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallworth'S Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beartown Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beartown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wallworth'S Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wallworth'S Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brown Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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