Total Crime Rate

502.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 502.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 248.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Public order 48.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Bateman Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bateman Close (CW1 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 502.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% higher than the Crewe Central average (272.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -76.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bateman Close (CW1 3DQ), 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 Bateman Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mavor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mavor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bateman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Street
Sep 2025Other theft Richard Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Moon Street Awaiting court outcome
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

Data Sources

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