Crime Rate in Crewe South, ward

Crewe South has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 979th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 91st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crewe South in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% higher than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crewe South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 726 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -41.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 92.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 950 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crewe South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.