Crime Rates at Barn Road, Congleton, CW12 1LJ

Barn Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Brereton Rural , and the 519th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Brereton Rural average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Road (CW12 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A54 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.