Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Spring Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 280th 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 Spring Gardens (CW1 4AP) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Gardens (CW1 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Plane Tree Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Plane Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall O'Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Tree Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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