Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 4FB
How much crime is recorded in CW8 4FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Northwich Central & Winnington
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,922 (2024)
CW8 4FBNorthwich
How safe is CW8 4FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 4FB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 4FBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.