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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CW5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CW5 recorded 185 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.69 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 52.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring44.44 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment185 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 10.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

185
trending_down -5.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

44.44per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,262

Within CW5 district

Cheshire East

50,068

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Mill Street Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 3
11
Bowers Row Map
total: 9 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Queen Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1
6
Davenport Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Audlem Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 1
5
Barton Close Map
total: 5 Drugs: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Pepper Street Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Audlem Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Canalside Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Cope Avenue Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
185 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
97
52.4%
Public Order
19
10.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
7.6%
Drug Offences
14
7.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
6.5%
Other Theft
7
3.8%
Burglary
6
3.2%
Shoplifting
5
2.7%
Other Crime
4
2.2%
Vehicle Crime
3
1.6%
Weapons Possession
2
1.1%
Theft from Person
1
0.5%
Robbery
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: CW5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CW5 (52.4%). Public Order (10.3%) and Anti-social Behaviour (7.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CW5 has fallen sharply — by 10.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CW5 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -10.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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