Total Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stratton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem , and the 390th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stratton Road (CW5 6YP) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratton Road (CW5 6YP), the main crime hotspot is near Marston Moor Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowside Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Fairfax Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camp Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camp Hill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Aston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Aston Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olney Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marston Moor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Place | Under investigation |
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