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Crime · Congleton
Reported crime in Congleton
2,271 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 75 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
2,271
Rate / 1,000
75
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,110 | 49% |
| Public order | 270 | 12% |
| Anti social behaviour | 187 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 136 | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 132 | 6% |
| Other theft | 113 | 5% |
| Drugs | 85 | 4% |
| Burglary | 75 | 3% |
| Other crime | 60 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 55 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 21 | 1% |
| Robbery | 11 | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 11 | 0% |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 89 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 106 | 95 | 100 | 71 | 98 | 110 | 102 | 97 | 1110 |
| Public order | 26 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 270 |
| Anti social behaviour | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 187 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 136 |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 132 |
| Other theft | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 113 |
| Drugs | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 85 |
| Burglary | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 75 |
| Other crime | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 55 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Robbery | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||||
| Theft from the person | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total | 178 | 174 | 172 | 161 | 184 | 192 | 187 | 172 | 209 | 204 | 224 | 214 | 2271 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Congleton, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 30,399.