Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 6GN
How much crime is recorded in CW5 6GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
CW5 6GNNantwich
How safe is CW5 6GN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 6GN 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6GNNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.