Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 178.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 103.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Sandbach Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Congleton West , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Sandbach Road (CW12 4LB) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% higher than the Congleton West average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbach Road (CW12 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solly Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandbach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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