Total Crime Rate
494.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Kensington Court (CW5 5GE) in the last 12 months was 494.2 per 1,000 residents and was 511.3% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 274.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Court (CW5 5GE), 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.
View Crime In Nantwich North and West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pepper Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bowers Row | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Davenport Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lady Helen Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pillory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pillory Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pillory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowers Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Local resolution |
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