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Crime in CW5 5

How much crime is recorded in CW5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
14,527 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW5 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW5 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).

CW5 5National
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order6.94.6
Shoplifting5.98.4
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.52.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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