Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welsh Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 280th 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 Welsh Row (CW5 5HB) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsh Row (CW5 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welsh Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monck Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taylor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Daisy Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welsh Row Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Yew Tree Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Taylor Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Daisy Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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