Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lea Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Crewe East , and the 244th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Avenue (CW1 6HH) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Avenue (CW1 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ludlow Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyncroft Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lea Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lyncroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ludlow Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lyncroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyncroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buxton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ludlow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmlea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ludlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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