Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holmes Chapel Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Brereton Rural , and the 176th 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 Holmes Chapel Road (CW12 4QB) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Brereton Rural average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmes Chapel Road (CW12 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Loachbrook Farm Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 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 | Public order | Lavinia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lycett Close | Under investigation |
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