Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 1PR
How much crime is recorded in CW8 1PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hartford & Kingsmead
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,709 (2024)
CW8 1PRNorthwich
How safe is CW8 1PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 1PR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
CW8 1PRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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.