Total Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Smith Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Smith Grove (CW1 3ND) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 148.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Grove (CW1 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Mcneill Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smith Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skylark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcneill Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mcneill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcneill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Linnett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcneill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcneill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foulkes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foulkes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcneill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowen Cooke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mcneill Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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