Total Crime Rate

191.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 191.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 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

Emperor Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Emperor Way (CW1 6BD) in the last 12 months was 191.2 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emperor Way (CW1 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crewe Green Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Bridge Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Emperor Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crewe Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crewe Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crewe Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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