Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Ernley 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.

Crime Over Time in Ernley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Second Wood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorfold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorfold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wych House Bank Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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