Total Crime Rate

219.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.7 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 219.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bidvale Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Bidvale Way (CW1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bidvale Way (CW1 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Haven, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bidvale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidvale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bidvale Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidvale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidvale Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlemere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Haven Under investigation
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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