Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Samuel Street area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 290th 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 Samuel Street (CW1 3AE) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Samuel Street (CW1 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crewe Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Roebuck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornwall Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beech Street West | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beech Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hightown | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hightown | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mavor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mavor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richard Moon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richard Moon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richard Moon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bateman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Local resolution |
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