Total Crime Rate

332.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 332.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earle Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earle Street (CW1 2AG) in the last 12 months was 332.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Crewe Central average (272.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earle Street (CW1 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manchester Bridge (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilding Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresty Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manchester Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall O'Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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