Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Crewe East , and the 297th 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 Lea Avenue (CW1 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Avenue (CW1 6HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order School Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanhope Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresty Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilding Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buxton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lea Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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