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 Old 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 Old Road (CW12 2ES) 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 Old Road (CW12 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Doddswood Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Lowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doddswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redfern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redfern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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