Total Crime Rate

160.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 160.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Broad Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 115th 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 Broad Street (CW1 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (CW1 4JQ), 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 Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlemere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Farrier Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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