Total Crime Rate

600.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 600.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 256.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.2 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meredith Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Meredith Street (CW1 2PN) in the last 12 months was 600.7 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% higher than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 198.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meredith Street (CW1 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meredith Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Golding Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golding Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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