Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 485th 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 8QW) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Crewe South average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Road (CW2 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramhall Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sweet Briar Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moreton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodford Close —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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