Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Crewe, CW2 7LJ

Nelson Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Nelson Street (CW2 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (CW2 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edleston Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.