Total Crime Rate
194.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
125.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 3HT) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (CW1 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bessemer Way, where police recorded 57 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bessemer Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dale Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Partridge Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessemer Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessemer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessemer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bessemer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bessemer Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broom Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broom Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broom Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broom Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oxford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broom Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Goddard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Partridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Goddard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goddard Street | Under investigation |
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