Total Crime Rate

178.2 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 178.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lowe Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowe Avenue (CW12 3AL) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 540.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 516.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowe Avenue (CW12 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallworth'S Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wallworth'S Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wallworth'S Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beartown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beartown Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colehill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other crime Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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