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Crime in CW9 9

How much crime is recorded in CW9 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
1,999 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CW9 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CW9 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
63.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
169
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences56.923.6
Shoplifting29.58.4
Anti-social behaviour28.310.7
Public order22.44.6
Burglary11.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft6.74.5
Drugs6.42.4
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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