Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stirling Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Congleton West , and the 537th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Stirling Close (CW12 4US) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Congleton West average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Close (CW12 4US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton By-Pass, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Croft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton By-Pass
Sep 2025Burglary Oakworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Valley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banks Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Viking Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Obelisk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pavilion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westholme Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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