Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairbrook area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 468th lowest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairbrook (CW2 8SF) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairbrook (CW2 8SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marple Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wistaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wistaston Green Road | Under investigation |
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