Gowy Rural ward · Cheshire West and Chester. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 15% across Cheshire West and Chester (7.2 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across Cheshire West and Chester (4.7 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 24.4% here, compared with 21.2% across Cheshire West and Chester (3.1 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Gowy Rural ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
432 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 421 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Gowy Rural ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 35 mapped crimes in September 2024; 35 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Gowy Rural
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
35
6
October 2024
32
5
November 2024
29
1
December 2024
39
2
January 2025
31
0
February 2025
20
2
March 2025
27
8
April 2025
42
4
May 2025
56
11
June 2025
35
9
July 2025
38
2
August 2025
37
1
September 2025
38
3
October 2025
38
5
November 2025
38
4
December 2025
53
3
January 2026
24
3
February 2026
35
1
March 2026
42
4
April 2026
34
3
May 2026
26
3
June 2026
31
5
July 2026
38
6
August 2026
35
7
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Gowy Rural
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
203
public order
61
other theft
51
criminal damage arson
34
burglary
20
drugs
20
vehicle crime
15
shoplifting
11
other crime
9
possession of weapons
7
robbery
1
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.
