Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Elm Drive (CW1 4EH) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 162.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (CW1 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorbus Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prunus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sherborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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