Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elm Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Elm Drive (CW1 4EW) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (CW1 4EW), 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 Elm Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Tree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plane Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sorbus Drive
Sep 2025Other crime Newfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Prunus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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