Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 498th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Underwood Lane (CW1 3SD) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Lane (CW1 3SD), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Oakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Underwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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