Postcode district · Middlewich
Crime in CW10
How much crime is recorded in CW10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 29,324 (2024)
CW10Postcode district · Middlewich
How safe is CW10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW10, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CW10National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Public order6.34.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.84.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 94% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.