Crime Rates at Richard Street, Crewe, CW1 3AF

Richard Street area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Street (CW1 3AF) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% 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 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.