Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 3AD
How much crime is recorded in CW8 3AD, 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
- 2,173 (2024)
CW8 3ADNorthwich
How safe is CW8 3AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 3AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3ADNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Burglary0.39.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.