Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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
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

Samson Close area has the 38th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 184th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Samson Close (CW1 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samson Close (CW1 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clover Croft Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Samson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Croft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Randalls Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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