Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Claughton Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 507th highest 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 Claughton Avenue (CW2 6EY) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claughton Avenue (CW2 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near The Birches. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claughton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Birches Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Herbert Swindells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hinton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snape Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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