Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 3ER
How much crime is recorded in CW12 3ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buglawton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
CW12 3ERCongleton
How safe is CW12 3ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 3ER area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 3ERNational
Violence and sexual offences42.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.94.5
Public order4.84.6
Burglary4.49.1
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2023.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.