Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edmund Wright Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 584th lowest 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 Edmund Wright Way (CW5 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edmund Wright Way (CW5 5HQ), 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.
View Crime In Nantwich North and West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welsh Row Head | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Daisy Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harding Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blagg Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Taylor Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Daisy Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor Drive | Under investigation |
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