About this data · Crewe

What the figures for Crewe cover

Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.

Local figures are for Crewe parish, home to 55,315 people at the 2021 census. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from the centre of Crewe.

Figure by figure

Figure	Covers	Period	Source	Last updated
Population	Usual residents of Crewe	Census 2021	ONS Census 2021	17 Oct 2026
Property	Residential sales at postcodes in Crewe	12 months to Jun 2026	HM Land Registry Price Paid Data	6 Aug 2026
Crime	Crimes reported in the 37 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering Crewe; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas	12 months to Jun 2026	police.uk	6 Aug 2026
Broadband	Postcodes in Crewe	Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025	Ofcom Connected Nations	30 Sept 2026
Schools	Open schools in Crewe, plus the nearest others within 5 km of Crewe	Latest inspection for each school	DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted	30 Sept 2026
Food hygiene	Food businesses at postcodes in Crewe	Latest inspection for each business	Food Standards Agency	6 Aug 2026
Businesses	Active companies with their registered office in Crewe. A registered office is not always where a company trades.	Current register	Companies House	6 Aug 2026
Local trades	Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the CW2 postcode district, those in Crewe first	Current register	Companies House	6 Aug 2026
Planning	Applications within 5 km of the centre of Crewe	Last 12 months	PlanIt, from council planning registers	20 Oct 2026
Flood risk	The kilometre square around the centre of Crewe; nearest river measured from the centre	National assessment 2025	Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers	30 Sept 2026
Transport	The stations nearest to Crewe, with walking routes from its centre	Departures live	National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap	Live
Weather	The location of Crewe	Live forecast	MET Norway	Live
National comparisons	England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures	Same periods as above	Our own calculation	3 Oct 2026

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