Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 6LE
How much crime is recorded in CW5 6LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
CW5 6LENantwich
How safe is CW5 6LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 6LE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 6LENational
Violence and sexual offences4.623.6
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Other crime0.11.5
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.