Man arrested after items stolen from charity in Crewe

Officers in Crewe have arrested a man on suspicion of theft, after items were stolen from a charity in Crewe.

At around 5.40pm on Thursday 9th April 2026, officers received reports of an incident at Supported Community Business Special Needs Ltd (SCB Ltd), in Gateway, Crewe.

It was reported that lengths of timber had been stolen from outside the premises. It was also believed that unknown suspects had entered a shed and stolen a number of tools.

PC Ryder and PC Beresford attended the charity, which provides work opportunities for adults with additional needs/vulnerabilities, and worked together with charity members and users to obtain details of the crime and commenced an investigation.

CCTV highlighted a suspect and a vehicle in the area at the time. The suspected vehicle, a white van, was subsequently located and stop searched in Rolls Avenue. A large amount of timber was found inside, matching the description of that stolen from SCB Ltd.

A 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft. He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.

PC Ryder said:

“Policing can be tough because of the variety of jobs and incidents that we attend, but positive results like this for such a charitable cause act as a reminder as to why we keep doing what we do.

“It motivates us when times get tough and we are determined to get justice for all members of our community, striving to always do the best we can to achieve positive outcomes for victims of crime.

“We spent time engaging with and reassuring individuals at SCB Ltd as a large number of those who use the charity were extremely upset that their safe workspace had been a target of theft.

“They were overjoyed to get the timber back, and we hope the fact we have arrested a man will provide the local community with some reassurance.”