Postcode district · Congleton
Crime in CW12
How much crime is recorded in CW12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 52,533 (2024)
CW12Postcode district · Congleton
How safe is CW12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW12, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
CW12National
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary5.99.1
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 383% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.