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Crime in CH1 3

How much crime is recorded in CH1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
7,814 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH1 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH1 3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
72.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH1 3National
Violence and sexual offences67.623.6
Shoplifting26.28.4
Public order23.74.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Drugs14.22.4
Other theft10.24.5
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Theft from the person2.12.1
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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