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Crime in CW1 6

How much crime is recorded in CW1 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
4,544 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW1 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW1 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CW1 6National
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary8.19.1
Public order5.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Drugs3.72.4
Shoplifting3.68.4
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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