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Crime in WA16 7

How much crime is recorded in WA16 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
11,940 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA16 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA16 7, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).

WA16 7National
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.42.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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