Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Holly Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Drive (CW5 5TY) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the Audlem average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Drive (CW5 5TY), the main crime hotspot is near Blackberry Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holly Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canalside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canalside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canalside Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑