Wharton
Middle areaEast Cheshire West and Chester. 6,822 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wharton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wharton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wharton at a rate of 74.3 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 | 266 |
| Other crime | 101 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wharton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wharton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wharton at a rate of 74.3 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, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wharton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (266), other crime (101) and anti-social behaviour (43).
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 Wharton alone. See Cheshire West and Chester
Wharton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wharton was £192,500 in 2025.
Wharton had 6,559 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wharton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wharton, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.