Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alton Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 347th 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 Alton Street (CW2 7QF) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Street (CW2 7QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walthall Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derrington Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order A5078 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatefield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hammond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Derrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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