Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Malbank area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malbank (CW5 5LU) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malbank (CW5 5LU), 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 Malbank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bowers Row Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wall Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowers Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowers Row
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bowers Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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