Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 5HT
How much crime is recorded in CW2 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willaston & Shavington
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
CW2 5HTCrewe
How safe is CW2 5HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 5HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.