Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Minshull New Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Minshull New Road (CW1 3PF) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minshull New Road (CW1 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Monks Lane. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minshull New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashbank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashbank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foulkes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foulkes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nixon Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hulme Street

Data Sources

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