Barnton
Middle areaNorth east Cheshire West and Chester. 5,740 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Barnton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barnton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnton at a rate of 47.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 156 |
| Other crime | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barnton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Barnton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnton at a rate of 47.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (156), other crime (53) and criminal damage and arson (22).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester
These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire West and Chester and not Barnton alone. See Cheshire West and Chester
Barnton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barnton was £205,000 in 2025.
Barnton had 5,701 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barnton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barnton, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.