Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Buxton Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 418th 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 Buxton Road (CW12 2DX) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2021. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2021.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (CW12 2DX), 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 Buxton 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doddswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Craig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craig Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clayton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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