Total Crime Rate

286.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 286.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.7 10/10
  • Other crime 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wistaston Green Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wistaston Green Road (CW2 8QY) in the last 12 months was 286.2 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wistaston Green Road (CW2 8QY), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 33 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweet Briar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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