Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wistaston Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wistaston Road (CW2 7RA) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wistaston Road (CW2 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eaton Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wistaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derrington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Electricity Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walthall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hammond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derrington Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Street —
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lawton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chester Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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