Total Crime Rate
894.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
380.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lockitt Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Lockitt Street (CW2 7BB) in the last 12 months was 894.4 per 1,000 residents and was 667.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 380.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 240.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lockitt Street (CW2 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5019 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5019 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herdman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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