Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 5HT
How much crime is recorded in CW5 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich South West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
CW5 5HTNantwich
How safe is CW5 5HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 5HT 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
51.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences47.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Public order9.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs5.52.4
Shoplifting4.48.4
Burglary4.19.1
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.