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March 2026 Source: Cheshire Constabulary Police

cheshire east Crime Intelligence Report

cheshire east recorded 2,374 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.87 per 1,000 residents. This places cheshire east at #59 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.7% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,374
trending_up +15.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

62.23per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#86of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

398,772

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 77
77
On or near Parking Area Map
Shoplifting: 47
47
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 40
40
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 26
26
On or near Petrol Station Map
Violence and sexual offences: 23
23
On or near Supermarket Map
Public order: 23
23
On or near Supermarket Map
Violence and sexual offences: 15
15
On or near Wood Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 14
14
On or near Holly Grove Map
Drugs: 6 Public order: 6
6
On or near Parking Area Map
Public order: 12
12

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
2,374 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
1,056
44.5%
Public Order
238
10.0%
Shoplifting
228
9.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
194
8.2%
Drug Offences
143
6.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
140
5.9%
Other Theft
118
5.0%
Burglary
63
2.7%
Other Crime
60
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
56
2.4%
Weapons Possession
36
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
23
1.0%
Robbery
15
0.6%
Theft from Person
4
0.2%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,184

Total Stops

11.0%

Arrest Rate

122

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

909

Article for use in theft

93

Offensive weapons

77

Stolen goods

64

Articles for use in criminal damage

26

Firearms

5

Outcome

A no further action disposal807
Community resolution155
Arrest130
Summons / charged by post56
Not recorded34
Khat or Cannabis warning2

Gender

Male995
Female158
Other4

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

90.3%

White

4.1%

Black

3.4%

Asian

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Cheshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

52 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Crewe Central 125 182.7
2Crewe South 136 113.8
3Macclesfield East 44 95.7
4Crewe East 212 90.8
5Macclesfield Central 151 87.5

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldMobberley 7 1.3
shieldWilmslow East 6 0.9
shieldChelford 8 0.7
shieldPrestbury 4 0.9
shieldSandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock 16 2.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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