Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 3RT
How much crime is recorded in CW12 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
CW12 3RTCongleton
How safe is CW12 3RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 3RT 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
9.5
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other theft0.44.5
Burglary0.49.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 400% since 2023.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.