Crap Towns / Crewe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Crewe?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Crewe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 39 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 39 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 141 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 33,063 | 91.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Nantwich | 5.5 km | 1.4 |
| Alsager | 10.1 km | 1.0 |
| Sandbach | 7.8 km | 0.6 |
| Middlewich | 10.6 km | 0.5 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 15.9 km | 0.4 |
| Crewe | – | 0.4 |
| Haslington | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Holmes Chapel | 13.3 km | 0.3 |
| Kidsgrove | 13.9 km | 0.2 |
| Winsford | 11.7 km | 0.1 |
| Elworth | 6.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |