Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hulme Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 148th 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 Hulme Street (CW1 3PB) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hulme Street (CW1 3PB), 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 Hulme Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hulme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Reddrop Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbank Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Reddrop Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Nixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbank Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbank Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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