Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 8DJ
How much crime is recorded in CW2 8DJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe South West & Wistaston
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,043 (2024)
CW2 8DJCrewe
How safe is CW2 8DJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 8DJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8DJNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.94.6
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.22.4
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.