Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW1 6RT
How much crime is recorded in CW1 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Sydney & Gateway
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
CW1 6RTCrewe
How safe is CW1 6RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW1 6RT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6RTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary12.59.1
Drugs6.12.4
Shoplifting5.78.4
Public order5.64.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.