Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 3LY
How much crime is recorded in CW12 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
CW12 3LYCongleton
How safe is CW12 3LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 3LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 3LYNational
Burglary7.29.1
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2023.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.