Total Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Close Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Alsager , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 1,268 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 Close Lane (ST7 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Close Lane (ST7 2TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheelock Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Cliff Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alsager| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Cliff Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Cliff Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Higgins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | William Higgins Close | Under investigation |
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