Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 115.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Audlem Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Nantwich North and West , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Audlem Road (CW5 7EB) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Audlem Road (CW5 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Audlem Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Audlem Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audlem Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Audlem Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audlem Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audlem Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chater Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Audlem Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfpenny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halfpenny Close —
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Data Sources

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