Total Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eagland Place area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 623rd highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Eagland Place (CW12 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eagland Place (CW12 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Congleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lower Heath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maskery Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lower Heath Avenue | Under investigation |
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