Postcode district · Sandbach
Crime in CW11
How much crime is recorded in CW11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,357 (2024)
CW11Postcode district · Sandbach
How safe is CW11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW11, well 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
CW11National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.19.1
Shoplifting3.68.4
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 305% 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.