Postcode · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 8HN
How much crime is recorded in CW5 8HN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,192 (2024)
CW5 8HNNantwich
How safe is CW5 8HN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW5 8HN area, well 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
20.8
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 8HNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.