Total Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 579th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Marsh Lane (CW5 5HH) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Lane (CW5 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorfold Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorfold Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Drive | Local resolution |
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