Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 4TH
How much crime is recorded in CW1 4TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Leighton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
CW1 4THCrewe
How safe is CW1 4TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 4TH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4THNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.