Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 5LU
How much crime is recorded in CW2 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haslington & Weston
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,204 (2024)
CW2 5LUCrewe
How safe is CW2 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 5LU 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
19.9
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.