Total Crime Rate

95.4 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Underwood Lane area has the 48th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 244th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underwood Lane (CW1 3SB) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Lane (CW1 3SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliffe Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badger Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Underwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Underwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frank Bott Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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