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Crime in CH4 8

How much crime is recorded in CH4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
14,367 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH4 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH4 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).

CH4 8National
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order5.54.6
Shoplifting4.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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