Postcode · Northwich
Crime in CW9 7PL
How much crime is recorded in CW9 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lostock & Wincham
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,518 (2024)
CW9 7PLNorthwich
How safe is CW9 7PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CW9 7PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
CW9 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.