Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Capenhurst Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 350th highest 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 Capenhurst Avenue (CW2 8NN) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Crewe South average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capenhurst Avenue (CW2 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Bowen Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Capenhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stanthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flixton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flixton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flixton Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanthorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davenham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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