Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 4LS
How much crime is recorded in CW12 4LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Congleton West Heath
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
CW12 4LSCongleton
How safe is CW12 4LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 4LS 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4LSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 76% since 2023.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.