Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 2PY
How much crime is recorded in CW12 2PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,332 (2024)
CW12 2PYCongleton
How safe is CW12 2PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 2PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2PYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.