Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 4BL
How much crime is recorded in CW12 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Congleton West Heath
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,022 (2024)
CW12 4BLCongleton
How safe is CW12 4BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 4BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4BLNational
Shoplifting13.78.4
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Public order5.84.6
Burglary4.09.1
Drugs2.92.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 101% since 2023.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.