Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlewich Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 439th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4DP) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlewich Street (CW1 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stamp Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Place | 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 | Greenway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Haven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stamp Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Remer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farrier Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Remer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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