Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queen Street area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (CW1 4AW) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (CW1 4AW), 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.
View Crime In Crewe Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall O'Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Surrey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plane Tree Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plane Tree Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conrad Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spring Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chestnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plane Tree Drive | Under investigation |
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