Total Crime Rate

351.0 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 351.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.1 10/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Victoria Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 26th 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 Victoria Street (CW1 2JL) in the last 12 months was 351.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 205.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (CW1 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 56 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 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gatefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beech Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golding Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newdigate 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 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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