Total Crime Rate
54.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claughton Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 481st highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Claughton Avenue (CW2 6EY) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claughton Avenue (CW2 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near The Birches. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Davenport Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hinton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davenport Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Briggs Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Snape Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claughton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Swindells Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Swindells Close | Under investigation |
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