Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (CW12 2BA) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (CW12 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharfedale Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wharfedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wharfedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malhamdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littondale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clayton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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