Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.8 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 155.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goulden Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 122nd 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 Goulden Street (CW1 3LA) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goulden Street (CW1 3LA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Goulden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Timbrell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bowen Cooke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Partridge Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Partridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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