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Crime in CW9 8

How much crime is recorded in CW9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
18,738 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW9 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW9 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

CW9 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Public order7.64.6
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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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