Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 2NA
How much crime is recorded in CW12 2NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,119 (2024)
CW12 2NACongleton
How safe is CW12 2NA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 2NA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2NANational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary8.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.