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Crime in CW2 7

How much crime is recorded in CW2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
16,779 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW2 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW2 7, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CW2 7National
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Public order12.94.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Drugs7.02.4
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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