Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barnabas Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 312th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Barnabas Avenue (CW1 3NS) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnabas Avenue (CW1 3NS), the main crime hotspot is near Monks Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barnabas Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bowen Cooke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Timbrell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Reddrop Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Reddrop Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbank Place
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbank Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timbrell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frank Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowen Cooke Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Mcneill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hulme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hulme Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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