Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saunders 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 Saunders Street (CW1 3AZ) 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 Saunders Street (CW1 3AZ), 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 Saunders Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preece Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunwoody Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ramsbottom Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewes Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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