Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flowerscroft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Nantwich South and Stapeley , and the 617th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Flowerscroft (CW5 7GN) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Nantwich South and Stapeley average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flowerscroft (CW5 7GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flowerscroft (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nantwich South and Stapeley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stapeley Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naylor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naylor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naylor Crescent | Under investigation |
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