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Crime in CH1 4

How much crime is recorded in CH1 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
18,270 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH1 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH1 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences39.523.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Public order12.84.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs4.52.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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