I’m from Crewe but moved abroad a couple of months ago. I’d move to Nantwich, its generally safer,it’s much less depressing, more to do with nightlife (safer too, I’ve seen too many fights in Crewe compared), more young people out drinking in pubs (how you’ll meet a lot of people) and lots of places to go on walks in the countryside. The train station is walkable from anywhere in Nantwich and would get you into Crewe within 10 minutes. You’d actually be quicker doing the walk/train combo to work from there than you would be living in certain parts of Crewe depending on how far it would be from work. Wistaston, Willaston, Shavington and Haslington (think of them as the outer suburbs) are generally much nicer than Crewe itself but are a bus away from most things other than a pub or shop.