Total Crime Rate

361.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

273.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 361.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 273.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.2 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Longview Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Alsager , and the 25th 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 Longview Avenue (ST7 2DY) in the last 12 months was 361.0 per 1,000 residents and was 577.9% higher than the Alsager average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 273.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longview Avenue (ST7 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Longview Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shady Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longview Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moorhouse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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