Postcode district · Crewe
Crime in CW4
How much crime is recorded in CW4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 16,128 (2024)
CW4Postcode district · Crewe
How safe is CW4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW4, 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
CW4National
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 215% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.