Postcode · Congleton
Crime in CW12 4WG
How much crime is recorded in CW12 4WG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Congleton West Heath
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
CW12 4WGCongleton
How safe is CW12 4WG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW12 4WG 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
16.3
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 4WGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.