Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wistaston Green Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 378th 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 Wistaston Green Road (CW2 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wistaston Green Road (CW2 8QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wistaston Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodside Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wistaston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Close —
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Data Sources

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