Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moreton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,268 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 Moreton Road (CW2 8QS) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Crewe South average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Road (CW2 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Gawsworth Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moreton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gawsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gawsworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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