Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (CW2 7AR) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (CW2 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5019 —
Apr 2026Burglary Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5019 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broady Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Brooklyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Edleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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