Total Crime Rate

2157.6 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 2157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 597.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 407.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 339.7 10/10
  • Public order 326.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 116.9 10/10
  • Other theft 95.1 10/10
  • Drugs 76.1 10/10
  • Other crime 48.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 43.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
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

Victoria 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 Victoria Street (CW1 2HF) 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 Victoria Street (CW1 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sandon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sandon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandon Street
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crewe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vernon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eaton Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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