Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wood Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Wood Street (CW12 1JF) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 420.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (CW12 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A54 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Royle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Royle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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