Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dobson Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 555th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Dobson Way (CW12 1GQ) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 633.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 633.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Dobson Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Adler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moss Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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