Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 2NU
How much crime is recorded in CW1 2NU, 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
- 2,115 (2024)
CW1 2NUCrewe
How safe is CW1 2NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 2NU 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
62.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences53.223.6
Shoplifting32.78.4
Drugs15.42.4
Public order14.44.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary14.19.1
Other theft13.04.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other crime4.41.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.