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Crime in CW12 2

How much crime is recorded in CW12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
22,492 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW12 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW12 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

CW12 2National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.14.6
Shoplifting3.78.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 580% 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.

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