Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 171.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 67.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peel Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peel Square (CW1 3BW) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Square (CW1 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Peel Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Goddard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Casson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goddard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goddard Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Goddard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preece Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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