Total Crime Rate

64.8 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ruskin Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 404th 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 Ruskin Road (CW2 7JR) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Road (CW2 7JR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walthall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smallman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smallman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walthall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vine Tree Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furnival Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Owen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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