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Crime in CW2 8RD
How much crime is recorded in CW2 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wistaston Green
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,402 (2024)
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How safe is CW2 8RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW2 8RD area, 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
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
CW2 8RDNational
Violence and sexual offences44.423.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order7.74.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.