Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 5YD
How much crime is recorded in CW5 5YD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
CW5 5YDNantwich
How safe is CW5 5YD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 5YD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5YDNational
Burglary16.09.1
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.