Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

North Crofts area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 619th highest 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 North Crofts (CW5 5SQ) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Crofts (CW5 5SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in North Crofts area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pall Mall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rookery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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