Total Crime Rate

355.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.9 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 355.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.2 10/10
  • Public order 73.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mill Green area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Mill Green (CW12 1FS) in the last 12 months was 355.5 per 1,000 residents and was 412.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 225.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Green (CW12 1FS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mill Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadows —
Apr 2026Burglary The Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Congleton Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Milk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maskery Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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