Total Crime Rate

153.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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
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

Nile Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nile Street (CW2 7LL) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nile Street (CW2 7LL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nile Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furnival Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stalbridge Road
Sep 2025Burglary Lawton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Derrington Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 2025Burglary Frances Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nantwich Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Brooklyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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