Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richard Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Richard Street (CW1 3AF) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Street (CW1 3AF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Richard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preece Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ramsbottom Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mavor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunwoody Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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