Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 2BE
How much crime is recorded in CW12 2BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buglawton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,481 (2024)
CW12 2BECongleton
How safe is CW12 2BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 2BE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2BENational
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Burglary6.49.1
Public order5.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32274% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.