Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hungerford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Crewe East , and the 532nd 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 Hungerford Road (CW1 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Crewe East average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hungerford Road (CW1 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manchester Bridge, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hungerford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buxton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Holmlea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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