Total Crime Rate

343.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

258.2 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 343.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 258.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.0 10/10
  • Public order 70.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenwood Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 28th 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 Greenwood Avenue (CW12 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 343.4 per 1,000 residents and was 394.6% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 258.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Avenue (CW12 3HJ), 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 Greenwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Place 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 2026Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woolston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbraham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradwell Grove Local resolution
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 Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaudrey Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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