Total Crime Rate

416.7 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 416.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 20th 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 West Street (CW1 3HG) in the last 12 months was 416.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (CW1 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Close (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ramsbottom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ramsbottom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddard Street
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dewes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigg Street Under investigation
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 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goddard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsbottom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Monk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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