Total Crime Rate
78.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Drive (CW5 6JG) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Drive (CW5 6JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brick Bank, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nantwich North and West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchin Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchin Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brick Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jackson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sharratt Square | — |
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