Total Crime Rate
63.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ropewalk Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ropewalk Close (CW3 0FL) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% higher than the Audlem average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 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 ( 32.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ropewalk Close (CW3 0FL), the main crime hotspot is near Audlem Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Audlem| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emberton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Witton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audlem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audlem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audlem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audlem Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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