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Crime in CH1 9

How much crime is recorded in CH1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
3,077 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH1 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 101.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH1 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
101.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
240
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences95.423.6
Shoplifting51.48.4
Public order35.24.6
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Drugs13.42.4
Other theft13.44.5
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Burglary8.89.1
Theft from the person3.42.1
Robbery2.91.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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