Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 5TY
How much crime is recorded in CW2 5TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich South East & Wybunbury
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
CW2 5TYCrewe
How safe is CW2 5TY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 5TY 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
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5TYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Burglary1.09.1
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 152% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.