Total Crime Rate

98.1 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 98.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mills Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Crewe North , and the 230th 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 Mills Way (CW1 4TF) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Crewe North average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -8.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.0% 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 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mills Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowland Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haweswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Covert Way —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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