Total Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandown Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 333rd lowest 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 Sandown Road (CW1 3TF) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandown Road (CW1 3TF), 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.
View Crime In Crewe Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheltenham Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Backlands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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