Total Crime Rate

212.8 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 212.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Pauls Close (CW1 2QH) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Close (CW1 2QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Rose Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roebuck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vere Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Holt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mavor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mavor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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