Crime Rates at Princess Street, Crewe, CW1 3TU

Princess Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 1,263 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 Princess Street (CW1 3TU) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (CW1 3TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ford Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.