Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 4EA
How much crime is recorded in CW1 4EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
CW1 4EACrewe
How safe is CW1 4EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 4EA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 4EANational
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Public order13.94.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary3.49.1
Drugs3.32.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.