Total Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonebridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stonebridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrewbridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shrewbridge Road | Under investigation |
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