Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Badger Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Badger Avenue (CW1 3JW) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badger Avenue (CW1 3JW), 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 Badger Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chell Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Underwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goddard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddard Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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