Total Crime Rate

219.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russet Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russet Close (CW1 4FR) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russet Close (CW1 4FR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Russet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidvale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Haven Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stamp Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Farrier Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bidvale Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidvale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlemere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidvale Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stamp Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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