Total Crime Rate

512.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

287.3 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 512.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 287.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.2 10/10
  • Public order 94.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (CW12 1JU) in the last 12 months was 512.7 per 1,000 residents and was 638.6% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 287.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CW12 1JU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swan Bank (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in CW12 1JU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Lawton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Lawton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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