Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 4LH
How much crime is recorded in CW1 4LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
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How safe is CW1 4LH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 4LH area, well 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
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 4LHNational
Violence and sexual offences44.823.6
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs4.32.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.