Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 2ET
How much crime is recorded in CW1 2ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
CW1 2ETCrewe
How safe is CW1 2ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 2ET area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
80.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
245
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).
CW1 2ETNational
Violence and sexual offences69.423.6
Shoplifting51.08.4
Public order36.84.6
Anti-social behaviour34.910.7
Burglary24.19.1
Other theft11.04.5
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Drugs9.72.4
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.