Total Crime Rate

800.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 800.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.6 10/10
  • Public order 117.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Drugs 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadow Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Northwich Leftwich , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

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 Meadow Street (CW9 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 800.7 per 1,000 residents and was 397.4% higher than the Northwich Leftwich average (161.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 416.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Street (CW9 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandiford Square (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandiford Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandiford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ash Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheath Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheath Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heber Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heber Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heber Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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