Crime Rate in Crewe East, ward

Crewe East has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 2161st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 193rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crewe East in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crewe East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 709 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 858 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crewe East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.