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Crime in CH66 2

How much crime is recorded in CH66 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
22,070 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH66 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH66 2, 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

CH66 2National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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