Postcode district · Winsford
Crime in CW7
How much crime is recorded in CW7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 42,037 (2024)
CW7Postcode district · Winsford
How safe is CW7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW7, 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
30.9
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).
CW7National
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.14.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.