Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairburn Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairburn Avenue (CW2 7SY) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairburn Avenue (CW2 7SY), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Park Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fairburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Reddrop Way —
Apr 2026Public order Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joseph Reddrop Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hulme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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