Blacon North
Middle areaWest Cheshire West and Chester. 6,303 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Blacon North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blacon North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blacon North at a rate of 85.5 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 | 290 |
| Other crime | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blacon North compares
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Is Blacon North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blacon North at a rate of 85.5 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, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blacon North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (290), other crime (123) and anti-social behaviour (36).
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 Blacon North alone. See Cheshire West and Chester
Blacon North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blacon North was £181,000 in 2025.
Blacon North had 6,243 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Blacon North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blacon North, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.