Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 5BX
How much crime is recorded in CW2 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willaston & Shavington
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,353 (2024)
CW2 5BXCrewe
How safe is CW2 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 5BX 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
CW2 5BXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Shoplifting10.28.4
Public order5.94.6
Drugs5.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other crime1.21.5
Burglary1.29.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.