Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rigby Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 192nd 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 Rigby Avenue (CW1 3RL) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rigby Avenue (CW1 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eadie Grove, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheelman Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Rigby Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholefield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selworthy Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selworthy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Bott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eadie Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eadie Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eadie Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eadie Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mossford Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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