Crime Rates at Walford Avenue, Crewe, CW2 7PP

Walford Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Walford Avenue (CW2 7PP) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walford Avenue (CW2 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alton Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buchan Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.