Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Brereton Rural , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

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 Church Lane (ST7 3DD) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Brereton Rural average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (ST7 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gardens, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawton Hall Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

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Data Sources

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