Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Abbey Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 118th 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 Abbey Place (CW1 4JR) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Place (CW1 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Place. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abbey Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamp Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Russet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Russet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sherborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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