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Crime in WA6 8

How much crime is recorded in WA6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
8,590 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA6 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA6 8, 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
13.8
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).

WA6 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

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