Crime Rates at Alton Street, Crewe, CW2 7PY

Alton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alton Street (CW2 7PY) in the last 12 months was 240.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Crewe Central average (272.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Street (CW2 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stamford Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.