Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Atholl Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atholl Avenue (CW2 6LF) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atholl Avenue (CW2 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Atholl Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broady Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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