Total Crime Rate

454.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

261.4 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 454.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 261.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
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

West Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 West Street (CW1 3HH) in the last 12 months was 454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 261.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (CW1 3HH), 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 West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewes Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Partridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Goddard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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