Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 5JS
How much crime is recorded in CW5 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich South West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,112 (2024)
CW5 5JSNantwich
How safe is CW5 5JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 5JS area, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Burglary6.89.1
Drugs5.12.4
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.51.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.