Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 3RJ
How much crime is recorded in CW12 3RJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,295 (2024)
CW12 3RJCongleton
How safe is CW12 3RJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 3RJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CW12 3RJNational
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Burglary2.09.1
Public order1.04.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.