Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW8 4SA
How much crime is recorded in CW8 4SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,987 (2024)
CW8 4SANorthwich
How safe is CW8 4SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW8 4SA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 4SANational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.