Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wesley Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 279th 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 Wesley Close (CW5 5SN) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Close (CW5 5SN), 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 Wesley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pall Mall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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