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Cheshire is the 28th most dangerous county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Cheshire in 2021 was 72 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 37 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 Winsford, and Crewe comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Cheshire, starting with Poulton-with-Fearnhead which ranks as the safest area in Cheshire, followed up by Penketh in second place, and Great Boughton in third place.
Incidents mapped in Cheshire represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 21,876 | 20.51 |
| Bicycle Theft | 715 | 0.67 |
| Burglary | 2,748 | 2.58 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 6,893 | 6.46 |
| Drugs | 1,321 | 1.24 |
| Other Crime | 1,401 | 1.31 |
| Other Theft | 4,606 | 4.32 |
| Possession of Weapons | 300 | 0.28 |
| Public Order | 12,872 | 12.07 |
| Robbery | 356 | 0.33 |
| Shoplifting | 3,336 | 3.13 |
| Theft From the Person | 224 | 0.21 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,134 | 2.00 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 39,464 | 37.00 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Cheshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsager | 536 | 44 | 63% safer |
| Appleton | 96 | 9 | 659% safer |
| Birchwood | 49 | 4.8 | 1398% safer |
| Bollington | 350 | 44 | 62% safer |
| Burtonwood and Westbrook | 693 | 62 | 15% safer |
| Chester | 7,567 | 86 | 17% more dangerous |
| Congleton | 1,552 | 58 | 23% safer |
| Crewe | 7,227 | 96 | 26% more dangerous |
| Culcheth and Glazebury | 331 | 39 | 85% safer |
| Ellesmere Port | 5,693 | 92 | 22% more dangerous |
| Frodsham | 559 | 61 | 17% safer |
| Grappenhall and Thelwall | 35 | 3.6 | 1867% safer |
| Great Boughton | 4 | 0.48 | 14817% safer |
| Great Sankey | 1,331 | 44 | 64% safer |
| Knutsford | 743 | 57 | 26% safer |
| Lymm | 651 | 51 | 40% safer |
| Macclesfield | 4,592 | 82 | 13% more dangerous |
| Middlewich | 768 | 54 | 32% safer |
| Nantwich | 1,187 | 85 | 16% more dangerous |
| Neston | 680 | 45 | 61% safer |
| Northwich | 2,259 | 103 | 30% more dangerous |
| Penketh | 3 | 0.37 | 19251% safer |
| Poulton-with-Fearnhead | 4 | 0.24 | 29733% safer |
| Poynton-with-Worth | 402 | 29 | 150% safer |
| Runcorn | 5,754 | 93 | 23% more dangerous |
| Sandbach | 850 | 41 | 75% safer |
| Upton-by-Chester | 38 | 4.5 | 1498% safer |
| Warrington | 11,490 | 67 | 8% safer |
| Widnes | 5,171 | 81 | 11% more dangerous |
| Wilmslow | 1,428 | 55 | 29% safer |
| Winsford | 3,065 | 97 | 26% more dangerous |
| Wistaston | 23 | 2.9 | 2344% safer |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 22 | 20 | 26 | 21 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.67 | Safer |
| Burglary | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 6 | 6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 0.28 | Safer |
| Public Order | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Safer |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.33 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.21 | 0.21 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 29 | 33 | 35 | 37 | Getting worse |
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