Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 7LY
How much crime is recorded in CW2 7LY, 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
- 1,634 (2024)
CW2 7LYCrewe
How safe is CW2 7LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 7LY 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Public order6.04.6
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.