Postcode district · Frodsham
Crime in WA6
How much crime is recorded in WA6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 28,032 (2024)
WA6Postcode district · Frodsham
How safe is WA6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA6, 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
15.7
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).
WA6National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.