Total Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Townsend Road area has the lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Road (CW12 3DL) in the last 12 months was 3.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% lower than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Townsend Road (CW12 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beartown Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beartown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brown Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sherratt Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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