Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 2PG
How much crime is recorded in CW8 2PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandiway
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,165 (2024)
CW8 2PGNorthwich
How safe is CW8 2PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 2PG 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2PGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary3.69.1
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.