Total Crime Rate

431.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.1 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 431.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Public order 73.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Foundry Bank area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 18th 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 Foundry Bank (CW12 1EE) in the last 12 months was 431.8 per 1,000 residents and was 521.9% higher than the Congleton East average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 238.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Bank (CW12 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 46 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colehill Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colehill Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beartown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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