Total Crime Rate

668.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

393.8 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 668.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 393.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 96.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Drugs 38.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Welsh Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 6th 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 Welsh Row (CW5 5ED) in the last 12 months was 668.0 per 1,000 residents and was 642.0% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 393.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Row (CW5 5ED), 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 Welsh Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Local resolution
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 2026Public order Bowers Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Second Wood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowers Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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