Total Crime Rate

240.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wistaston Road 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 Wistaston Road (CW2 7RQ) 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 Wistaston Road (CW2 7RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wistaston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dunwoody Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gatefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mavor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bateman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mavor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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