Total Crime Rate

282.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 282.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Drugs 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grasmere Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,263 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 Grasmere Avenue (CW2 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 282.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the Crewe Central average (295.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 190.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 165.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Avenue (CW2 8SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Park Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grasmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hulme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nixon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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