Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Meadow Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Congleton West , and the 429th 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 Lower Meadow Drive (CW12 4UX) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Meadow Drive (CW12 4UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Meadow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banks Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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