Total Crime Rate

112.7 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 112.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hammond Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 193rd 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 Hammond Street (CW2 7PG) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammond Street (CW2 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Edleston Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hammond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Brooklyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walthall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hammond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derrington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Derrington Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Brooklyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stalbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stalbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stalbridge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walthall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westminster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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