Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Minshull New Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 332nd 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 Minshull New Road (CW1 3PN) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minshull New Road (CW1 3PN), 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 Minshull New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbank Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbank Place —
Apr 2026Public order Monks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Monks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clement Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Nixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monks Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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