Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marys Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Street (CW1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Street (CW1 2JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newdigate Street, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Marys Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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