Total Crime Rate

338.2 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 338.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Bedford Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Gardens (CW2 6JR) in the last 12 months was 338.2 per 1,000 residents and was 164.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 144.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Gardens (CW2 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook House Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furnival Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook House Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook House Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Artle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Artle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Artle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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