Total Crime Rate

213.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 213.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gresty Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 69th 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 Gresty Road (CW2 6ED) in the last 12 months was 213.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher than the Crewe South average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresty Road (CW2 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gresty Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herdman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claughton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Clair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Manning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Swindells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Swindells Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laura Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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