Total Crime Rate

504.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 504.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 231.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Burglary 42.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Princes Court (CW5 6GD) in the last 12 months was 504.6 per 1,000 residents and was 524.1% higher than the Nantwich North and West average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Court (CW5 6GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barony Court (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barony Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Davenport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barony Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barony Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barony Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barony Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barony Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlewich Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverbank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadowvale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vauxhall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meadowvale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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