Crime Rates at Alton Street, Crewe, CW2 7RT

Alton Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% 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 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Latimer Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.