Total Crime Rate

199.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 199.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 157.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Buxton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Buxton Road (CW12 2DT) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 187.4% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 157.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (CW12 2DT), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redfern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doddswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redfern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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