Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 3XL
How much crime is recorded in CW1 3XL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Leighton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,325 (2024)
CW1 3XLCrewe
How safe is CW1 3XL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 3XL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CW1 3XLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.29.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.