Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowton Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central , and the 426th highest 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 Rowton Road (CW2 8TF) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowton Road (CW2 8TF), the main crime hotspot is near Halton Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rowton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deva Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Coppenhall Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barthomley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barthomley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Christleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Acton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rowton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coppenhall Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Coppenhall Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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