Total Crime Rate

423.3 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 423.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Herdman Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 18th 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 Herdman Street (CW2 7AP) in the last 12 months was 423.3 per 1,000 residents and was 231.4% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 264.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herdman Street (CW2 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herdman Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hewitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewitt Street
Sep 2025Public order Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herdman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herdman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herdman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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