Total Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaktree Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 488th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaktree Drive (CW1 5LB) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaktree Drive (CW1 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near School Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crewe East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drayton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Betjeman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oak Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | School Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Crescent | — |
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