Postcode district · Crewe
Crime in CW1
How much crime is recorded in CW1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 57,260 (2024)
CW1Postcode district · Crewe
How safe is CW1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
CW1National
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Public order7.54.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting6.98.4
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.