Postcode district · Northwich
Crime in CW8
How much crime is recorded in CW8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 51,895 (2024)
CW8Postcode district · Northwich
How safe is CW8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW8, well 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
CW8National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary5.29.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.