Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alder Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 405th 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 Alder Drive (CW1 3GR) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Drive (CW1 3GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Railton Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alder Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittaker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnato Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clement Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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