Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Market Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Market Street (CW5 5DG) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Nantwich North and West average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (CW5 5DG), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bowers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bowers Row Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pillory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pillory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pillory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady Helen Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street

Data Sources

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