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

Edleston Road 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 Edleston Road (CW2 7HJ) 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 Edleston Road (CW2 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edleston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lockitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Hewitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stalbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stalbridge Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brooklyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chambers 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 2025Vehicle crime Edward 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 Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Frances Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brooklyn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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