Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gresty Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 554th lowest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gresty Road (CW2 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresty Road (CW2 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manning Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fowler Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gresty Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laura Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gresty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clair Street Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresty Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fowler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Herbert Swindells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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