Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 602nd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Avenue (CW12 4DY) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Avenue (CW12 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Banky Fields Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banks Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Valley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Obelisk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pavilion Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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