Total Crime Rate

163.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Badger Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Badger Avenue (CW1 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badger Avenue (CW1 3DZ), 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 Badger Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Beech Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golding Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rose Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furber Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golding Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hightown —
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetwode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Roebuck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newdigate Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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