Total Crime Rate

62.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 62.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Congleton West , and the 406th highest 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 Chestnut Drive (CW12 4UA) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Drive (CW12 4UA), the main crime hotspot is near Daisy Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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