Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Underwood Lane area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Lane (CW1 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Underwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mossford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Badger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badger Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Pleasant Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scholefield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Walkers Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Bott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Underwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selworthy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selworthy Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooklands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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