Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Larch Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South , and the 553rd highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Road (CW2 8UN) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Road (CW2 8UN), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Capesthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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