Total Crime Rate
171.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stoneley Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 97th 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 Stoneley Avenue (CW1 4NH) in the last 12 months was 171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoneley Avenue (CW1 4NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Haven, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenway (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crewe Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kays Croft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kays Croft Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bidvale Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchants Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norcop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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