Total Crime Rate

232.8 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 232.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Drugs 61.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Gresty Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Crewe South average (127.7 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresty Road (CW2 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresty Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gresty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresty Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laura Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Longford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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