Total Crime Rate

180.3 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 180.3 9/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lawton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Alsager , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Lawton Road (ST7 2AF) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.5% higher than the Alsager average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 177.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawton Road (ST7 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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