Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Byron Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 229th 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 Byron Walk (CW5 5UT) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Walk (CW5 5UT), the main crime hotspot is near Wych House Bank. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Byron Walk area

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

Data Sources

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