Total Crime Rate

894.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

380.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 894.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 380.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.1 10/10
  • Drugs 140.9 10/10
  • Public order 105.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Lockitt 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.

Crime Over Time in Lockitt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5019 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5019
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herdman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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