Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 2BB
How much crime is recorded in CW8 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Davenham & Moulton
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,330 (2024)
CW8 2BBNorthwich
How safe is CW8 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 2BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2BBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.