Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 4FF
How much crime is recorded in CW12 4FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranage & Goostrey
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,803 (2024)
CW12 4FFCongleton
How safe is CW12 4FF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 4FF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 4FFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.24.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 4689% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.