Total Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlewich Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4DG) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4DG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stamp Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Audley Street West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Audley Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stamp Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Audley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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