Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 3AA
How much crime is recorded in CW8 3AA, 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
- 1,751 (2024)
CW8 3AANorthwich
How safe is CW8 3AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 3AA 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
18.0
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 3AANational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary9.09.1
Public order5.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.