Lymm Crime and Safety Statistics

Lymm Crime Overview

Lymm is among the top 10 most dangerous small towns in Cheshire, and is the 93rd most dangerous overall out of Cheshire's 343 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Lymm in 2020 was 47 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Cheshire's overall crime rate, coming in 56% lower than the Cheshire rate of 73 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Lymm is the 347th safest small town, and the 3,430th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In December 2015, Lymm had the worst crime rate in Cheshire for robbery, with 2 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.16 per 1,000 inhabitants.

The most common crimes in Lymm are violence and sexual offences, with 231 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 18. This is 22% higher than 2019's figure of 181 offences and a difference of 3.94 from 2019's crime rate of 14. Lymm's least common crime is drugs, with 1 offence recorded in 2020, a decrease of 100% from 2019's figure of 2 crimes.

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Crime in Lymm Compared To Cheshire

Summary of Crimes in Lymm This Year

	Lymm		Cheshire
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	268	21.09	27,840	26.10	24% safer
Bicycle Theft	3	0.24	1,116	1.05	338% safer
Burglary	32	2.52	3,394	3.18	26% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	49	3.86	7,682	7.20	87% safer
Drugs	1	0.08	1,624	1.52	1800% safer
Other Crime	6	0.47	1,520	1.43	204% safer
Other Theft	82	6.45	4,722	4.43	31% more dangerous
Possession of Weapons	1	0.08	323	0.30	275% safer
Public Order	94	7.40	12,451	11.67	58% safer
Robbery	5	0.39	377	0.35	10% more dangerous
Shoplifting	40	3.15	4,410	4.13	31% safer
Theft From the Person	1	0.08	220	0.21	162% safer
Vehicle Crime	48	3.78	2,332	2.19	42% more dangerous
Violence and Sexual Offences	231	18.18	37,427	35.09	93% safer

Lymm Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Burtonwood and Westbrook	411	36.78	27% safer
Bollington	348	43.97	6% safer
Birchwood	464	45.22	3.2% safer
Neston	699	45.81	1.9% safer
Culcheth and Glazebury	398	46.64	0.04% safer
Lymm	593	46.66	-
Frodsham	435	47.43	1.6% more dangerous
Alsager	589	48.22	3.2% more dangerous
Sandbach	1,127	54.30	14% more dangerous
Knutsford	753	57.50	19% more dangerous
Middlewich	951	67.30	31% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Lymm

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Lymm Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	16	15	12	21	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.71	0.39	0.47	0.24	Safer
Burglary	4.6	3.5	4.6	2.5	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	6	5	5	3.9	Safer
Drugs	0.39	0.87	0.16	0.08	Safer
Other Crime	0.39	0.94	1.1	0.47	Safer
Other Theft	4.7	9	7	6	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.16	0.08	-	0.08	Safer
Public Order	8	8	5	7	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	0.16	0.31	0.39	0.39	Getting worse
Shoplifting	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.2	Getting worse
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	0.08	0.24	0.31	0.08	Safer
Vehicle Crime	4.7	3.5	4.7	3.8	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	11	12	14	18	Getting worse

Changes In Lymm's Crime Rates Over Time

Comparing Lymm to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Lymm	46.66	-
Barnet	67.71	31% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	40% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	44% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	46% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	46% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	52% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	55% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	57% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	65% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	66% more dangerous

Crime in Lymm's Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Lymm	591	46	First

Crime in Lymm During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Lymm change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in December, when Lymm saw a 367% increase in anti-social behaviour. Lymm saw a large fall in burglary during September, when it fell by 94% compared to September in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	-7%	+217%	+100%	+80%	+29%	-13%	+129%	+257%	+238%	+367%
Bicycle Theft	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Burglary	+50%	-67%	-50%	-25%	-	-25%	-94%	-75%	-	-
Criminal Damage and Arson	-14%	-29%	-83%	-67%	-	-75%	-33%	-25%	-	+38%
Other Crime	-	-	-	-	-	-	+200%	-	-	-50%
Other Theft	-22%	-50%	-	-	-29%	-	-22%	-10%	-	-29%
Public Order	-33%	-	+25%	+350%	+11%	+33%	+200%	+300%	-	+25%
Robbery	-	-	-	-	-	-	+100%	-	-	-
Shoplifting	+100%	-	-	-33%	+100%	+50%	-67%	-40%	-	+25%
Vehicle Crime	+200%	-29%	-	-	+300%	-	-75%	-14%	-33%	-
Violence and Sexual Offences	+67%	+73%	-	+100%	-10%	-8%	+150%	-	+32%	-

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Lymm

What police force serves Lymm?

Lymm's local territorial police force is the Cheshire Constabulary.

How dangerous is Lymm?

Lymm is among the top 10 most dangerous small towns in Cheshire.

What is Lymm's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Lymm are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Lymm?

Lymm's least common crime is drugs.

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Lymm