Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 5QX
How much crime is recorded in CW5 5QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
CW5 5QXNantwich
How safe is CW5 5QX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 5QX 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
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 5QXNational
Violence and sexual offences45.823.6
Public order8.64.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.