Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 4PG
How much crime is recorded in CW8 4PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnton
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,807 (2024)
CW8 4PGNorthwich
How safe is CW8 4PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 4PG 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 4PGNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary6.09.1
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft0.84.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.