Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (CW2 8SG) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Crewe Central average (272.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (CW2 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Fairburn Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hulme Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nixon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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