Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • 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 · 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 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 335th 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 Moreton Road (CW2 8QW) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Crewe South average (116.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Road (CW2 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sweet Briar Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramhall Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moreton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Capesthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wistaston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodside Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Woodford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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