Postcode district · Neston
Crime in L64
How much crime is recorded in L64, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,668 (2024)
L64Postcode district · Neston
How safe is L64
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L64, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
L64National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary4.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.