Total Crime Rate

470.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 470.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 178.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Public order 40.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Moon Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Moon Street (CW1 3AT) in the last 12 months was 470.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Moon Street (CW1 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goddard Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richard Moon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Goddard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goddard Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goddard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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