Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
357,699
Murder rate
0.0
Burglary rate
242.9
Drug offences rate
149.0
Weapon offences rate
32.7
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The crime rate in Cheshire West and Chester is 7,824 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 27,985 incidents of crime, a 676 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Cheshire West and Chester grew by 2.5% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 4.7% per year.
There were 13,090 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 3,660) in Cheshire West and Chester in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Cheshire West and Chester is about a 3.66% chance per year.
There were 5,334 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 1,491) in Cheshire West and Chester in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Cheshire West and Chester is about a 1.49% chance per year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 2% growth in crime in Cheshire West and Chester. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Cheshire West and Chester is Theft from the person which changed by 95.0% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Cheshire West and Chester was Drug offences which changed by -13.5% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Cheshire West and Chester have risen by 98.8% between 2011 and 2021 from 1,475 to 2,932 incidents per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Cheshire West and Chester are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Cheshire West and Chester have fallen by 18.9% between 2011 and 2021 from 751 to 609 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 65.8% from 1,579 to 540 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Cheshire West and Chester between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 5,317 | 1,486 | 19% |
| Public order offences | 4,669 | 1,305 | 17% |
| Violence without injury | 4,377 | 1,224 | 16% |
| Violence with injury | 3,394 | 949 | 12% |
| Criminal damage | 2,533 | 708 | 9% |
| All other theft offences | 1,980 | 554 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 1,474 | 412 | 5% |
| Sexual offences | 1,129 | 316 | 4% |
| Vehicle offences | 656 | 183 | 2% |
| Residential burglary | 632 | 177 | 2% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime