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Crime in CH70 8

How much crime is recorded in CH70 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
1,586 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH70 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH70 8, 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).

CH70 8National
Shoplifting31.08.4
Burglary27.39.1
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Public order7.34.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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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