Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Fern Crescent area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 524th highest 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 Fern Crescent (CW12 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Crescent (CW12 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillary Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matthews Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hillary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vaudrey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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