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Crime in CH4 9

How much crime is recorded in CH4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
7,809 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH4 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH4 9, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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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