Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 2DD
How much crime is recorded in CW12 2DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buglawton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
CW12 2DDCongleton
How safe is CW12 2DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 2DD area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2DDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Shoplifting17.38.4
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 2293% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.