Total Crime
82,772
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: June 2026
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YoY Change
0.0%
82,762 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+12.1%
22,087 vs 19,706
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
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
3,892 |
+16.3%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
846 |
+14.0%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
9,250 |
+5.6%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
2,175 |
+4.0%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
456 |
+3.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,536 |
+1.3%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other theft
|
4,916 |
+1.0%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Theft from the person
|
265 |
-1.1%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 45.2%
|
37,398 |
-1.4%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
7,674 |
-1.5%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
5,318 |
-3.9%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,429 |
-6.0%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
628 |
-8.5%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,989 |
-12.1%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |