Total Crime Rate
181.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
135.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowe Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 161.5% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowe Avenue (CW12 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Congleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Congleton Bus Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Congleton Bus Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Congleton Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colehill Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colehill Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albert Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jubilee Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Meadows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beartown Mews | Under investigation |
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