Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shelley Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 146th lowest 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 Shelley Close (CW1 5JH) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Close (CW1 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hungerford Terrace Under investigation
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 Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drayton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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