Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hungerford Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hungerford Avenue (CW1 6ER) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Crewe East average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -67.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hungerford Avenue (CW1 6ER), the main crime hotspot is near Manchester Bridge. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hungerford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresty Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanhope Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Manchester Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manchester Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lea Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilding Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buxton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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