Total Crime Rate

425.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.1 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 425.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Other theft 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mercer Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 19th 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 Mercer Way (CW5 5YD) in the last 12 months was 425.5 per 1,000 residents and was 372.7% 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 Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 158.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercer Way (CW5 5YD), the main crime hotspot is near Barony Court. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mercer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vauxhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wall Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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