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Crime and justice in Cheshire West and Chester

Unitary authority

The south of the North West. 373,951 people in 920 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Cheshire West and Chester, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Cheshire West and Chester’s 222 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 172.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,404
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Cheshire West and Chester is 2,404.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,646
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Cheshire West and Chester is 2,646.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
743
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Cheshire West and Chester is 743.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,717
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Cheshire West and Chester is 1,717.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,068
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Cheshire West and Chester is 1,068.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,742
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Cheshire West and Chester is 5,742.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
72.9 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cheshire West and Chester at a rate of 72.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against North West
21% lower92.4 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Cheshire West and Chester is 72.9 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
148
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Cheshire West and Chester is 148.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,197
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Cheshire West and Chester is 2,197.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
78
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Cheshire West and Chester is 78.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
582
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Cheshire West and Chester is 582.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
12,344
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Cheshire West and Chester among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Cheshire West and Chester is 12,344.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Cheshire West and Chester. The map shows each one.

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