Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 6BA
How much crime is recorded in CW2 6BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Gresty Road
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,245 (2024)
How safe is CW2 6BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 6BA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 6BANational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Burglary17.69.1
Public order12.54.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Drugs7.82.4
Other theft7.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting1.28.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.