Crime Rate in Crewe West, ward

Crewe West has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 3095th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 264th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crewe West in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crewe West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 435 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 253.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 535 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crewe West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fairburn Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.