Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albert Place area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 1,268 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 Albert Place (CW12 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Place (CW12 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Congleton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craig Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Craig Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doddswood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
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