Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dane Bank Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 550th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dane Bank Avenue (CW2 8AE) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Crewe South average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dane Bank Avenue (CW2 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Crewe Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flixton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flixton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flixton Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crewe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crewe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merebank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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