Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Franklyn Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 215th 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 Franklyn Avenue (CW2 7NF) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklyn Avenue (CW2 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alton Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buchan Grove (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Franklyn Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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