Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Edinburgh Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 124th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edinburgh Road (CW12 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (CW12 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbraham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bradwell Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fox Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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