Crime Rate in Crewe Central, ward

Crewe Central has the highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 144th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 15th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crewe Central in the last 12 months was 272.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.0% higher than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crewe Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 849 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -53.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 102.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,204 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crewe Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 129 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.