CW1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Crewe, Sydney and Barrows Green, in Cheshire East.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CW1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CW1, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CW1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CW1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW1 at a rate of 113.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.4 per 1,000 people across CW.
In August 2026 alone, 459 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,277), other crime (1,248) and anti-social behaviour (531).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW1 was 108.3 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.
Deprivation in CW1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CW1 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CW1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East 034A | 1,337 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.1% |
| Cheshire East 034B | 1,571 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| Cheshire East 034C | 1,758 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| Cheshire East 034D | 1,666 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.6% |
| Cheshire East 035A | 1,440 | 133.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Cheshire East 035B | 1,578 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.1% |
| Cheshire East 035C | 1,725 | 78.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| Cheshire East 035D | 1,752 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Cheshire East 035E | 2,356 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.5% |
| Cheshire East 036A | 1,434 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Cheshire East 036B | 1,403 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Cheshire East 036C | 1,500 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.0% |
| Cheshire East 036D | 2,333 | 144.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.0% |
| Cheshire East 036F | 1,301 | 142.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.6% |
| Cheshire East 036G | 1,521 | 151.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.1% |
| Cheshire East 037C | 2,246 | 89.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.0% |
| Cheshire East 037D | 1,563 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| Cheshire East 038A | 1,478 | 59.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.6% |
| Cheshire East 038B | 1,147 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Cheshire East 038C | 1,516 | 164.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.5% |
| Cheshire East 038D | 1,426 | 139.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% |
| Cheshire East 039A | 1,926 | 238.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 76.2% |
| Cheshire East 039B | 1,552 | 653.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.5% |
| Cheshire East 041B | 1,503 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Cheshire East 041C | 1,746 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.7% |
| Cheshire East 041E | 1,388 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| Cheshire East 052A | 1,553 | 159.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.2% |
MPs for CW1
- Connor NaismithLabourMP for Crewe and Nantwich98% of CW1’s postcodes
- Aphra BrandrethConservativeMP for Chester South and Eddisbury1.0% of CW1’s postcodes
- Sarah RussellLabourMP for Congleton0.6% of CW1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CW16
Postcode sectors in CW16
Council1
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Postcode districts next to CW15
Nearest rail stations2
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CW1 in brief
CW1 is a postcode district covering Crewe, Sydney and Barrows Green, in Cheshire East.
About 48,614 people lived in CW1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £187,500 in 2025 across 639 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 113.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CW1 was £187,500 in 2025.
CW1 had 44,762 usual residents at the census.
In CW1, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CW1, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.