Postcode district · Nantwich
Crime in CW5
How much crime is recorded in CW5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 48,952 (2024)
CW5Postcode district · Nantwich
How safe is CW5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW5, 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
21.1
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).
CW5National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Burglary5.69.1
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.