Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Railton Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 259th 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 Railton Avenue (CW1 3QH) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Avenue (CW1 3QH), the main crime hotspot is near Wheelman Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eadie Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5076 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frank Bott Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Linnett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skylark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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