Total Crime Rate

174.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 112.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Apple Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Congleton West , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Apple Close (CW12 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher than the Congleton West average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apple Close (CW12 4RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gosling Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Apple Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westheath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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