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

Waverley Court 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 Waverley Court (CW2 7BE) 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 Waverley Court (CW2 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waverley Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Edleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Burglary Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hewitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5019 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5019 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lockitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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