Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middlewich Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 507th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Middlewich Street (CW1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Place (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Middlewich Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Audley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place
Apr 2026Public order Market Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stamp Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stamp Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Audley Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Audley Street West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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