Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 6LB
How much crime is recorded in CW2 6LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Gresty Road
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
CW2 6LBCrewe
How safe is CW2 6LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 6LB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6LBNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Public order7.04.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs4.12.4
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.