Total Crime Rate

853.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

514.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 853.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 514.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 418.5 10/10
  • Public order 86.3 10/10
  • Drugs 76.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
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

Pillory Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pillory Street (CW5 5BD) in the last 12 months was 853.0 per 1,000 residents and was 847.6% higher than the Nantwich North and West average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 514.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pillory Street (CW5 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pillory Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bowers Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowers Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowers Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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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