Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 4NU
How much crime is recorded in CW8 4NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnton
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
CW8 4NUNorthwich
How safe is CW8 4NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 4NU 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 4NUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Burglary1.79.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.