Crime in Cheshire
Cheshire is among the top 20 most dangerous counties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Cheshire in 2020 was 73 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 35 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Cheshire's larger towns and cities, Northwich is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Widnes, and Crewe comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Cheshire, starting with Great Boughton which ranks as the safest area in Cheshire, followed up by Grappenhall and Thelwall in second place, and Appleton in third place.
Crime Map of Cheshire
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Cheshire Crime Summary
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 27,840 | 26.10 |
| Bicycle Theft | 1,116 | 1.05 |
| Burglary | 3,394 | 3.18 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 7,682 | 7.20 |
| Drugs | 1,624 | 1.52 |
| Other Crime | 1,520 | 1.43 |
| Other Theft | 4,722 | 4.43 |
| Possession of Weapons | 323 | 0.30 |
| Public Order | 12,451 | 11.67 |
| Robbery | 377 | 0.35 |
| Shoplifting | 4,410 | 4.13 |
| Theft From the Person | 220 | 0.21 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,332 | 2.19 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 37,427 | 35.09 |
Cheshire's Population Centres
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsager | 589 | 48 | 51% safer |
| Appleton | 189 | 19 | 292% safer |
| Birchwood | 464 | 45 | 61% safer |
| Bollington | 348 | 44 | 65% safer |
| Burtonwood and Westbrook | 411 | 37 | 98% safer |
| Chester | 6,748 | 77 | 5% more dangerous |
| Congleton | 1,992 | 75 | 2.7% more dangerous |
| Crewe | 7,125 | 95 | 23% more dangerous |
| Culcheth and Glazebury | 398 | 47 | 56% safer |
| Ellesmere Port | 5,397 | 87 | 17% more dangerous |
| Frodsham | 435 | 47 | 53% safer |
| Grappenhall and Thelwall | 166 | 17 | 321% safer |
| Great Boughton | 110 | 13 | 454% safer |
| Great Sankey | 792 | 26 | 180% safer |
| Knutsford | 753 | 58 | 27% safer |
| Lymm | 593 | 47 | 56% safer |
| Macclesfield | 4,443 | 80 | 9% more dangerous |
| Middlewich | 951 | 67 | 8% safer |
| Nantwich | 1,068 | 76 | 4.6% more dangerous |
| Neston | 699 | 46 | 59% safer |
| Northwich | 2,237 | 102 | 29% more dangerous |
| Penketh | 152 | 19 | 290% safer |
| Poulton-with-Fearnhead | 554 | 33 | 120% safer |
| Poynton-with-Worth | 480 | 34 | 113% safer |
| Runcorn | 5,663 | 92 | 21% more dangerous |
| Sandbach | 1,127 | 54 | 34% safer |
| Upton-by-Chester | 203 | 24 | 204% safer |
| Warrington | 11,270 | 65 | 11% safer |
| Widnes | 6,207 | 97 | 25% more dangerous |
| Wilmslow | 1,514 | 59 | 24% safer |
| Winsford | 2,989 | 94 | 23% more dangerous |
| Wistaston | 147 | 19 | 289% safer |
Crime Trends in Cheshire
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 28 | 22 | 20 | 26 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | Safer |
| Burglary | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4.4 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.30 | Safer |
| Public Order | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | Safer |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.35 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4.1 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.21 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 23 | 28 | 33 | 35 | Getting worse |
Last updated: 09 Apr 2021