Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barn Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Road (CW12 1FU) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Road (CW12 1FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Lawton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Lawton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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