Total Crime Rate
91.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ernley Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ernley Close (CW5 5UR) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ernley Close (CW5 5UR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych House Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Second Wood Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorfold Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorfold Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wych House Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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