Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edwards Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Shavington , and the 540th 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 Edwards Close (CW2 5BU) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Shavington average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edwards Close (CW2 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shavington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Vineyard | Under investigation |
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