Total Crime Rate
156.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruskin Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 111th 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 Ruskin Road (CW2 7JS) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Road (CW2 7JS), 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.
View Crime In Crewe South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derrington Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brooklyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brooklyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Owen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stalbridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stalbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stalbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tynedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westminster Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yates Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nantwich Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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