Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Henry Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 524th highest 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 Henry Street (CW1 4BE) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Street (CW1 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manchester Bridge, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Henry Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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