Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Crewe East , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Birch Close (CW1 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 488.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Close (CW1 5LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drayton Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Birch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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