Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Alsager , and the 520th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawton Road (ST7 2DA) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawton Road (ST7 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Court (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Longview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longview Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Longview Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longview Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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