Total Crime Rate

137.5 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 137.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plane Tree Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 138th 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 Plane Tree Drive (CW1 4ES) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plane Tree Drive (CW1 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Plane Tree Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plane Tree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Plane Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Prunus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Newfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorbus Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Tree Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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