Total Crime Rate

143.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 143.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stamp Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Stamp Avenue (CW1 4JP) in the last 12 months was 143.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stamp Avenue (CW1 4JP), 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 Stamp Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stamp Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
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 Russet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place —
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 2026Drugs Stamp Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Haven Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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