Postcode · Crewe
Crime in CW2 8SD
How much crime is recorded in CW2 8SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe North West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
CW2 8SDCrewe
How safe is CW2 8SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 8SD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8SDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.84.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.