Total Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Gardens (CW2 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bedford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yates Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furnival Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnival Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yates Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smallman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A534 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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