Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 6SR
How much crime is recorded in CW5 6SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe South West & Wistaston
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,776 (2024)
CW5 6SRNantwich
How safe is CW5 6SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 6SR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 6SRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order2.14.6
Burglary2.09.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.