Total Crime
81,887
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Cheshire Constabulary
Cheshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Cheshire Constabulary.
Latest month: April 2026
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YoY Change
-2.2%
83,762 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+6.1%
20,320 vs 19,149
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 2.2% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 19.5%
•
Public order ↑ 4.1%
•
Possession of weapons ↑ 14.0%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 2.3%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 9.7%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 5.9%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Cheshire Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 45.5%
|
37,257 |
-2.3%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
9,130 |
+4.1%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
7,383 |
-9.7%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,365 |
-5.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
5,324 |
-5.1%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
4,753 |
-5.2%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,855 |
+19.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
2,482 |
-3.5%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,188 |
+4.8%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
1,983 |
-14.3%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
824 |
+14.0%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
624 |
-13.0%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
459 |
+9.0%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
260 |
-8.1%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |