Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 3SU
How much crime is recorded in CW12 3SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
CW12 3SUCongleton
How safe is CW12 3SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 4.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 3SU 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
4.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 3SUNational
Violence and sexual offences4.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.14.5
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Drugs0.12.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 1828% 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.