Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 4BU
How much crime is recorded in CW8 4BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenbank
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
CW8 4BUNorthwich
How safe is CW8 4BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 4BU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 4BUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary7.99.1
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs3.02.4
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.