Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 2UP
How much crime is recorded in CW8 2UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandiway
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
CW8 2UPNorthwich
How safe is CW8 2UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 2UP 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2UPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.