Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (CW1 3AD) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Avenue (CW1 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Casson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Casson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dunwoody Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elizabeth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dewes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Grove | Under investigation |
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