Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brook Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 355th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Way (CW5 7BF) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Way (CW5 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Shrewbridge Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brook Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeside View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonebridge Road
Apr 2026Other theft Stonebridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewbridge Road
Apr 2026Public order Shrewbridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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