Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 61.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Crewe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Willaston and Rope , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crewe Road (CW2 6QU) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Willaston and Rope average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crewe Road (CW2 6QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caernarvon Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crewe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyrood Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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