Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hungerford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 5EY) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Crewe East average (90.3 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hungerford Road (CW1 5EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hungerford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buxton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilding Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresty Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lea Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Crescent
Sep 2025Other crime Hungerford Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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