Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hightown area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 170th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Hightown (CW1 3BU) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hightown (CW1 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Newdigate Street. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hightown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roebuck Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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