Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 145.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Falcon Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Way (CW5 5XS) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 311.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Way (CW5 5XS), 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 Falcon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canalside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cope Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canalside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cope Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow 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 Blackberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canalside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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