Total Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 35.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Biggs Way area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 555th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Biggs Way (CW12 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biggs Way (CW12 1LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Road, where police recorded 7 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.

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Crime Over Time in Biggs Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galloway Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Heath Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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