Total Crime Rate

194.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hillfield Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillfield Gardens (CW5 7BU) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 164.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillfield Gardens (CW5 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillfield Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Blankney Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jan Palach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Churche'S Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Damson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pillory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pillory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pillory Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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