Willaston & Thornton 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?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 47% here, compared with 35.7% across Cheshire West and Chester (11.3 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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 from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 15% across Cheshire West and Chester (9.7 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.
People aged 65 or over: 30.5% here, compared with 21.2% across Cheshire West and Chester (9.3 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 Willaston & Thornton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
149 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 151 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Willaston & Thornton 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: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 17 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Willaston & Thornton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
8
0
October 2024
15
2
November 2024
16
1
December 2024
13
0
January 2025
11
1
February 2025
11
1
March 2025
15
4
April 2025
12
3
May 2025
15
0
June 2025
15
4
July 2025
11
2
August 2025
9
0
September 2025
17
4
October 2025
11
5
November 2025
10
1
December 2025
9
1
January 2026
12
2
February 2026
15
5
March 2026
8
2
April 2026
12
0
May 2026
12
2
June 2026
17
8
July 2026
9
4
August 2026
17
5
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Willaston & Thornton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
68
public order
23
other theft
16
criminal damage arson
10
burglary
9
vehicle crime
6
shoplifting
6
drugs
6
other crime
3
bicycle theft
1
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.
