Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 7LS
How much crime is recorded in CW2 7LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe Mill Street & College
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,804 (2024)
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How safe is CW2 7LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 7LS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
66.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
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 7LSNational
Violence and sexual offences58.023.6
Drugs16.22.4
Shoplifting15.58.4
Public order12.34.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Other theft8.64.5
Burglary8.19.1
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.