Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Broad Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Street (CW1 3UD) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (CW1 3UD), the main crime hotspot is near Crossway. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Reid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Backlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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