Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridding Drive area has the 51st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Ridding Drive (CW1 4FU) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridding Drive (CW1 4FU), the main crime hotspot is near Hotspur Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hotspur Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotspur Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorneycroft Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pyrus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maw Green Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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