Crime Rates at Alton Street, Crewe, CW2 7RT

Alton Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alton Street (CW2 7RT) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Street (CW2 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collins Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowen Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.