Crime Rates at Market Street, Crewe, CW1 2EL

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (CW1 2EL) in the last 12 months was 2157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 690.8% higher than the Crewe Central average (272.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 362 (≈ 983.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (CW1 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.