Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 5DL
How much crime is recorded in CW5 5DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich South West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
How safe is CW5 5DL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 5DL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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).
CW5 5DLNational
Violence and sexual offences58.523.6
Public order14.84.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Drugs7.82.4
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft6.24.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.01.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.