Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Underwood Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 148th 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 Underwood Lane (CW1 3JR) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Lane (CW1 3JR), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Underwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Underwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fallowfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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