Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 5AZ
How much crime is recorded in CW1 5AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Sydney & Gateway
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
CW1 5AZCrewe
How safe is CW1 5AZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 5AZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5AZNational
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.42.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.