Total Crime Rate

859.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 859.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 412.1 10/10
  • Drugs 79.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.9 9/10
  • Public order 73.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mill Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (CW5 5SL) in the last 12 months was 859.4 per 1,000 residents and was 963.0% 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 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 495.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (CW5 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pillory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bowers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pillory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pillory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Blankney Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bowers Row Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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