Total Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Billington Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Billington Close (CW2 8LR) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billington Close (CW2 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clyde Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldersey Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanthorne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flixton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | 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 | Burglary | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albion Street | Under investigation |
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