Total Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leamington Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Congleton West , and the 27th lowest 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 Leamington Road (CW12 4PE) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Congleton West average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leamington Road (CW12 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Box Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 28 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 | Box Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Box Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Box Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandbach Road | Under investigation |
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