Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.5 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 173.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Derrington Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 94th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derrington Avenue (CW2 7JB) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derrington Avenue (CW2 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Eaton Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Derrington Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5019 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5019
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnival Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furnival Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nantwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edleston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooklyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brooklyn Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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