Total Crime Rate

129.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.0 10/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Cheney Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheney Walk (CW2 6LN) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheney Walk (CW2 6LN), 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 Cheney Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hinton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Drugs Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snape Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Birches Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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