Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowyer Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 492nd lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowyer Avenue (CW5 5PS) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowyer Avenue (CW5 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pepper Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bowyer Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wall Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pepper Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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