Postcode sector · Nantwich
Crime in CW5 9
How much crime is recorded in CW5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,272 (2024)
CW5 9Postcode sector · Nantwich
How safe is CW5 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW5 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Burglary1.29.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.