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Cheshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Cheshire Constabulary.

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

82,772

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

0.0%

82,762 in the prior 12 months

Flat

Last 3-Month Trend

+12.1%

22,087 vs 19,706

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 0.0% in this area.

Driven by

Drugs ↑ 16.3%
Public order ↑ 5.6%
Possession of weapons ↑ 14.0%

Offset by

Violence and sexual offences ↓ 1.4%
Other crime ↓ 12.1%
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 3.9%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Cheshire Constabulary monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Drugs
3,892
+16.3%
vs +3.5% nationally
4.7%
Up
Public order
9,250
+5.6%
vs -3.2% nationally
11.2%
Up
Possession of weapons
846
+14.0%
vs +8.5% nationally
1.0%
Up
Vehicle crime
2,175
+4.0%
vs -7.0% nationally
2.6%
Up
Shoplifting
5,536
+1.3%
vs -2.3% nationally
6.7%
Up
Other theft
4,916
+1.0%
vs -4.6% nationally
5.9%
Flat
Robbery
456
+3.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.6%
Up
Theft from the person
265
-1.1%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.3%
Down
Bicycle theft
628
-8.5%
vs -8.5% nationally
0.8%
Down
Anti-social behaviour
7,674
-1.5%
vs -1.3% nationally
9.3%
Down
Burglary
2,429
-6.0%
vs -6.3% nationally
2.9%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
5,318
-3.9%
vs -4.8% nationally
6.4%
Down
Other crime
1,989
-12.1%
vs -2.0% nationally
2.4%
Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 45.2%
37,398
-1.4%
vs +1.4% nationally
45.2%
Down