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Crime in CW4 8

How much crime is recorded in CW4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
14,561 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW4 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW4 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).

CW4 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 177% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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