Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moreton Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 300th 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 Moreton Road (CW2 8QS) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Road (CW2 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Aldersey Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moreton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Capesthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wistaston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gawsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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