Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 1PG
How much crime is recorded in CW12 1PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buglawton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,627 (2024)
CW12 1PGCongleton
How safe is CW12 1PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 1PG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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).
CW12 1PGNational
Violence and sexual offences55.423.6
Public order13.54.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Drugs6.42.4
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.99.1
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24151% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.