Total Crime Rate

95.9 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Mclaren Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 236th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Mclaren Street (CW1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mclaren Street (CW1 3SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mclaren Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Backlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Reid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryebank Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Crescent —

Data Sources

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