Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 3RX
How much crime is recorded in CW1 3RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Leighton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
CW1 3RXCrewe
How safe is CW1 3RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 3RX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 3RXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.