Total Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Congleton West , and the 269th lowest 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 West Road (CW12 4HH) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Congleton West average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (CW12 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Croft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Westholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pavilion Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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