CW
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Crewe, with 13 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 1% of people in CW live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CW compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is CW safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW at a rate of 69.4 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 2,148 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (11,619), other crime (5,340) and anti-social behaviour (2,520).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW was 68.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in CW
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW1Crewe, Sydney | 44,762 | £187,500 | 113.3 per 1,000 |
| CW2Crewe, Wells Green | 44,644 | £225,000 | 76.0 per 1,000 |
| CW3Madeley, Audlem | 9,631 | £318,000 | 43.1 per 1,000 |
| CW4Holmes Chapel, Goostrey | 10,653 | £387,498 | 29.5 per 1,000 |
| CW5Nantwich, Snow Hill | 32,846 | £295,000 | 60.3 per 1,000 |
| CW6Kelsall, Tarporley | 13,911 | £441,250 | 30.0 per 1,000 |
| CW7Winsford, Town Fields | 34,600 | £200,000 | 86.0 per 1,000 |
| CW8Weaverham, Hartford | 39,722 | £272,748 | 44.6 per 1,000 |
| CW9Northwich, Rudheath | 35,199 | £277,500 | 68.7 per 1,000 |
| CW10Middlewich, Manor Park | 15,437 | £230,375 | 75.3 per 1,000 |
| CW11Sandbach, Elworth | 27,415 | £268,000 | 52.7 per 1,000 |
| CW12Congleton, West Heath | 33,289 | £305,000 | 69.2 per 1,000 |
| CW98Crewe | No figure | No figure | No figure |
CW in brief
The CW postcode area, named after Crewe, has 13 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in CW was £262,195 in 2025.
CW had 342,109 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in CW live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CW, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.