Total Crime Rate

528.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 528.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Weston Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 9th 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 Weston Road (CW1 6EH) in the last 12 months was 528.4 per 1,000 residents and was 484.9% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 200.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Road (CW1 6EH), the main crime hotspot is near Ludlow Avenue. Police recorded 50 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 Weston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ludlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ludlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ludlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ludlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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