Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 5DB
How much crime is recorded in CW2 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe South West & Wistaston
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,222 (2024)
CW2 5DBCrewe
How safe is CW2 5DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 5DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5DBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Burglary4.49.1
Public order3.24.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.32.4
Other theft0.34.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
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.