Crime and Safety in Crewe, Cheshire
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Crewe is the second most dangerous major town in Cheshire, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of Cheshire's 321 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Crewe in 2026 is 96 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Cheshire's overall crime rate, coming in 69% higher than the Cheshire rate of 57 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Crewe is the 27th most dangerous major town, and the 639th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Crewe was the worst major town in Cheshire for anti-social behaviour, with 41 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.59 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Crewe residents, when it was Cheshire's most dangerous major town for criminal damage and arson, recording 39 crimes at a rate of 0.57 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Crewe are violence and sexual offences, with 3,054 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 44. This is 0.59% higher than 2025's figure of 3,036 offences and a difference of 0.21 from 2025's crime rate of 44. Crewe's least common crime is theft from the person, with 20 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 5% from 2025's figure of 19 crimes.
Crewe 2026 Crime Scorecard
Second Most Dangerous
Major Towns, Cheshire
122% higher, regional crime rate
North West
34% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Crewe is 122% higher than the North West and 34% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Crewe Crime Rate Over Time
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Crewe Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Crewe represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Crewe's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Crewe up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Crewe's 1,298 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Crewe • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Crewe has a crime risk score of 710. This is based on analysis of 1,298 nearby areas within Crewe, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Crewe's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Crewe, crime risk scores are typically around 710, while in Cheshire they are average 486.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 742 (475 for Cheshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 765 (Cheshire 477).
Trends in Crime Risk
Crewe
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 11% in Crewe's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Crewe's crime risk score is down by 9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Crewe's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 4.7%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Crewe
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Crewe • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Drugs offences have a crime rate of 6.84 reports per 1,000 people in Crewe, which is 2.21 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 470 crime reports logged by Cheshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Cheshire Police recorded 784 reports of Public Order in Crewe, resulting in a crime rate of 11 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.97.
The crime rate for Possession of Weapons is 1.85 times the national average at 1.57 reports per 1,000. This is from 108 crime reports reported to Cheshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Crewe
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.96 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 1.29 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 129% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.46 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.57 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 19% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.14 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 1.29 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 66% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Crewe
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.24 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.40 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 11% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.66 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.73 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 4.0% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.35 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.02 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 32% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Crewe • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Crewe | Cheshire | North West | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 615 | 8.93 | 0.63 | 7,389 | 5.65 | 0.40 | 68,604 | 7.93 | 0.56 |
| Bicycle Theft | 85 | 1.23 | 1.68 | 625 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 2,963 | 0.35 | 0.48 |
| Burglary | 196 | 2.85 | 0.91 | 2,485 | 1.90 | 0.61 | 13,151 | 1.50 | 0.48 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 497 | 7.23 | 1.15 | 5,329 | 4.07 | 0.65 | 34,232 | 3.94 | 0.63 |
| Drugs | 470 | 6.84 | 2.21 | 3,853 | 2.94 | 0.95 | 23,463 | 2.70 | 0.87 |
| Other Crime | 178 | 2.59 | 1.40 | 1,989 | 1.52 | 0.82 | 11,008 | 1.28 | 0.69 |
| Other Theft | 416 | 6.03 | 1.06 | 4,753 | 3.62 | 0.64 | 24,256 | 2.79 | 0.49 |
| Possession of Weapons | 108 | 1.57 | 1.85 | 829 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 4,543 | 0.53 | 0.62 |
| Public Order | 784 | 11.40 | 1.97 | 9,119 | 6.98 | 1.20 | 36,702 | 4.23 | 0.73 |
| Robbery | 50 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 458 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 3,301 | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| Shoplifting | 606 | 8.80 | 1.23 | 5,365 | 4.10 | 0.58 | 27,614 | 3.18 | 0.45 |
| Theft From the Person | 20 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 264 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 1,948 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| Vehicle Crime | 154 | 2.24 | 0.52 | 2,191 | 1.67 | 0.39 | 14,353 | 1.67 | 0.39 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 3,054 | 44.44 | 1.46 | 37,331 | 28.56 | 0.94 | 178,380 | 20.58 | 0.68 |
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Total Crime by Year
Crewe | Cheshire | North West | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 6,618 | 96.20 | 1.34 | 74,591 | 57.03 | 0.79 | 375,914 | 43.36 | 0.60 |
| 2025 | 6,734 | 98.71 | 1.34 | 75,689 | 58.27 | 0.79 | 373,106 | 43.34 | 0.59 |
| 2024 | 6,603 | 97.96 | 1.30 | 76,482 | 59.44 | 0.79 | 380,165 | 44.52 | 0.59 |
| 2023 | 7,513 | 114.08 | 1.45 | 85,426 | 67.07 | 0.85 | 418,544 | 49.63 | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 6,447 | 100.47 | 1.31 | 75,838 | 60.39 | 0.79 | 410,255 | 49.27 | 0.64 |
| 2021 | 6,626 | 104.54 | 1.53 | 77,168 | 62.01 | 0.90 | 363,499 | 44.00 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 7,260 | 115.66 | 1.56 | 84,160 | 68.11 | 0.92 | 388,434 | 47.29 | 0.64 |
| 2019 | 7,090 | 113.84 | 1.49 | 80,803 | 65.69 | 0.86 | 412,412 | 50.39 | 0.66 |
| 2018 | 7,420 | 120.19 | 1.69 | 81,117 | 66.34 | 0.93 | 361,592 | 44.45 | 0.63 |
| 2017 | 5,303 | 86.86 | 1.37 | 62,384 | 51.37 | 0.80 | 303,042 | 37.41 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 1,483 | 24.39 | 1.28 | 15,857 | 13.13 | 0.69 | 87,310 | 10.80 | 0.57 |
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Crewe Compared to Nearby Major Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Major Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 7,975 | 100.25 | 4.2% more dangerous |
| Crewe | 6,618 | 96.20 | - |
| Chester | 7,705 | 86.63 | 10% safer |
| Ellesmere Port | 5,558 | 77.06 | 20% safer |
| Runcorn | 4,726 | 73.12 | 24% safer |
| Widnes | 4,768 | 72.81 | 24% safer |
Comparing Crewe to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 17% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 14% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 13% safer |
| Crewe | 96.20 | - |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 1.7% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 9% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 9% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 11% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 11% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 12% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 30% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Crewe's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Crewe that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Docks | 10 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 65 | 25 |
| Crewe Lifestyle Centre | 9 | 3 | 32 | - | 26 | 47 |
| Leighton Brook Park | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 26 | 11 |
| Brookhouse Drive Allotments | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Meadow Brook Cemetery | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| Victoria Gardens | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| King George V Playing Fields | 18 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 40 | 8 |
| Queen's Park | 14 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 43 | 40 |
| Tipkinder Park | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 43 |
| Jubilee Gardens | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 21 |
| Henry Street Allotments | - | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 2 |
| Mecca Bingo | 53 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 52 | 41 |
| Queen Street Park | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 27 | 8 |
| Crewe Bowling Club | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 8 | 33 |
| Manor Way Allotments | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 |
| Coppenhall Cemetery | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | 5 |
| Crewe Cemetery | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 17 | 3 |
| Valley Park | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | 28 | 19 |
| Cumberland Sports Centre | 18 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| Claughton Avenue Allotments | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Recent Crimes in Crewe
The 20 most recent crime reports in Crewe.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Bicycle theft | On or near Manning Street | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Goddard Street | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Roebuck Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Fallowfield Court | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Goddard Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Goddard Street | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Goddard Street | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Newton Street | |
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near Dewes Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Goddard Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Goddard Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Brook Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Brook Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Foxholme Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Sorbus Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Manning Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Sorbus Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Fallowfield Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Fallowfield Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Roebuck Street |
Methodology & Data Sources
Crewe Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Crewe during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Crewe Data Points
For Crewe, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04012281.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Crewe's daytime - or "workday" - population of 61,911 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Crewe