Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saunders Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Saunders Street (CW1 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Street (CW1 3AZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Saunders Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ramsbottom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Moon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roebuck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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