Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 3HQ
How much crime is recorded in CW8 3HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weaverham
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
CW8 3HQNorthwich
How safe is CW8 3HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 3HQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CW8 3HQNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Burglary0.59.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.