Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richard Moon Street 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 Richard Moon Street (CW1 3AX) 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 Richard Moon Street (CW1 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 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 | West Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatefield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elizabeth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Preece Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ramsbottom Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mavor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dewes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Paul'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hightown | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roebuck Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dunwoody Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hightown | Awaiting court outcome |
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