Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Cheshire West and Chester local authority area · mapped crimes
Chester · England
Crime and safety
Cheshire West and Chester council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Cheshire West and Chester
Police-recorded locations for Cheshire West and Chester local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
24,614 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 23,844 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 2,037 | 215 |
| October 2024 | 1,982 | 277 |
| November 2024 | 1,902 | 180 |
| December 2024 | 1,919 | 147 |
| January 2025 | 1,821 | 157 |
| February 2025 | 1,722 | 134 |
| March 2025 | 2,054 | 219 |
| April 2025 | 1,995 | 250 |
| May 2025 | 1,978 | 221 |
| June 2025 | 2,191 | 206 |
| July 2025 | 2,269 | 242 |
| August 2025 | 1,974 | 243 |
| September 2025 | 1,896 | 216 |
| October 2025 | 2,004 | 280 |
| November 2025 | 2,036 | 171 |
| December 2025 | 2,062 | 121 |
| January 2026 | 1,853 | 180 |
| February 2026 | 1,808 | 157 |
| March 2026 | 2,034 | 229 |
| April 2026 | 1,959 | 231 |
| May 2026 | 2,154 | 255 |
| June 2026 | 2,266 | 234 |
| July 2026 | 2,434 | 276 |
| August 2026 | 2,108 | 296 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 12,340 |
| public order | 3,161 |
| shoplifting | 2,197 |
| criminal damage arson | 1,718 |
| other theft | 1,595 |
| drugs | 1,068 |
| burglary | 743 |
| other crime | 589 |
| vehicle crime | 582 |
| possession of weapons | 228 |
| bicycle theft | 167 |
| robbery | 148 |
| theft from the person | 78 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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