CW POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Crewe mobile coverage EE strongest indoors, 97% vs Vodafone 88% CW postcode area
No network wins Crewe on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points, but indoors EE reaches 97% of sampled addresses and Vodafone 88%.
Crewe as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 771 addresses in 50 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Crewe
Where the networks split most
- CW3 Audlem, Betley, Madeley: indoors Three 78%, Vodafone 24%.
- CW8 Hartford, Cuddington, Dutton: indoors EE and Three 100%, Vodafone 58%.
- CW9 Rudheath, Kingsmead, Bostock: indoors EE, O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 79%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 57% in CW3 Audlem; 100% in 8 districts |
| O2 | 28% in CW3 Audlem; 100% in 7 districts |
| Three | 78% in CW3 Audlem; 100% in 4 districts |
| Vodafone | 24% in CW3 Audlem; 100% in 6 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 3 districts nearest the middle (CW1 Crewe, CW2 Crewe, CW7 Marton) against the 3 furthest out (CW3 Audlem, CW8 Hartford, CW9 Rudheath):
- Vodafone indoors: 100% in the middle, 61% at the edges.
- O2 indoors: 100% in the middle, 86% at the edges.
- Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 91% at the edges.
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 92% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
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| CW1 | Crewe, Leighton, Haslington | 100% on all four | 136 |
| CW2 | Crewe, Rope, Wistaston | Three 99%; the rest 100% | 129 |
| CW3 | Audlem, Betley, Madeley | Vodafone 24%; Three 78% | 46 |
| CW4 | Cranage, Twemlow, Brereton | 100% on all four | 70 |
| CW5 | District, Nantwich, Rope | Three 85%; the rest 100% | 59 |
| CW6 | Tarvin, Bunbury, Kelsall | Vodafone 92%; EE and O2 100% | 40 |
| CW7 | Marton, Moulton, Rushton | 100% on all four | 97 |
| CW8 | Hartford, Cuddington, Dutton | Vodafone 58%; EE and Three 100% | 137 |
| CW9 | Rudheath, Kingsmead, Bostock | Three 79%; the rest 100% | 57 |
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