Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 3BB
How much crime is recorded in CW8 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weaverham
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
CW8 3BBNorthwich
How safe is CW8 3BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 3BB area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary4.89.1
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.