Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Edleston Road (CW2 7HR) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edleston Road (CW2 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Eaton Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 59 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 2025Burglary Brooklyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Longford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order A5019 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5019 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 2025Theft from the person Hammond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stalbridge Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derrington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Derrington Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Brooklyn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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