Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Flag Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flag Lane (CW1 3BG) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flag Lane (CW1 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Newdigate Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flag Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mavor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Moon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richard Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Vehicle crime Bateman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mavor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gatefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beech Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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