Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 3LD
How much crime is recorded in CW8 3LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weaverham
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,487 (2024)
CW8 3LDNorthwich
How safe is CW8 3LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 3LD 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3LDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.99.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.