Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Craig Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craig Road (CW12 2BE) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.1% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 143.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 281.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craig Road (CW12 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Clayton Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craig Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Avenue 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 High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clayton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craig Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Craig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doddswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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