Postcode area · Crewe
Crime in CW
How much crime is recorded in CW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 397,608 (2024)
CWPostcode area · Crewe
How safe is CW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary5.49.1
Public order5.14.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.