Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 2HF
How much crime is recorded in CW8 2HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandiway
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,949 (2024)
CW8 2HFNorthwich
How safe is CW8 2HF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 2HF area, 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2HFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.22.4
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.