Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shakerley Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Shakerley Avenue (CW12 3HR) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakerley Avenue (CW12 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Congleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaudrey Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbraham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woolston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilbraham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilbraham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balmoral Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilbraham Road | Under investigation |
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