Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aspen Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 386th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aspen Close (CW12 1GN) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Close (CW12 1GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moss Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aspen Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Aspen Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galloway Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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