Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mills Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe North , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mills Way (CW1 4TF) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Crewe North average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mills Way (CW1 4TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canford Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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