Postcode district · Neston
Crime in CH64
How much crime is recorded in CH64, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 25,470 (2024)
How safe is CH64
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH64, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH64National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.