Crime Rates at Middlewich Street, Crewe, CW1 4BS

Middlewich Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4BS) in the last 12 months was 435.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 223.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.