Postcode · Winsford
Crime in CW7 3LU
How much crime is recorded in CW7 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wharton
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
CW7 3LUWinsford
How safe is CW7 3LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW7 3LU area, broadly in line with 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
CW7 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Burglary11.39.1
Public order4.14.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.