Total Crime Rate

774.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

501.9 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 774.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 501.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 379.3 10/10
  • Public order 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.6 10/10
  • Drugs 46.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Other crime 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Priesty Fields area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Congleton East , and the 5th 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 Priesty Fields (CW12 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 774.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1014.9% 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 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 501.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priesty Fields (CW12 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priesty Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congleton Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congleton Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Congleton Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howey Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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