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Cheshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

81,192

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-4.5%

85,062 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-7.6%

19,149 vs 20,729

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 4.5% in this area.

Driven by

• Drugs ↑ 18.4%

• Public order ↑ 3.2%

• Possession of weapons ↑ 13.5%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.6%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 12.5%

• Shoplifting ↓ 13.2%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Drugs	3,668	+18.4% vs +16.3% nationally	4.5%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	807	+13.5% vs +4.8% nationally	1.0%	↑ Up
Robbery	459	+12.0% vs +5.0% nationally	0.6%	↑ Up
Public order	8,939	+3.2% vs -4.4% nationally	11.0%	↑ Up
Burglary	2,553	-2.5% vs -10.6% nationally	3.1%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 45.9%	37,270	-3.6% vs +0.8% nationally	45.9%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	2,107	-3.8% vs -13.6% nationally	2.6%	↓ Down
Other crime	2,042	-9.2% vs +0.6% nationally	2.5%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	637	-9.5% vs -12.0% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	5,307	-10.2% vs -4.9% nationally	6.5%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	267	-11.3% vs -18.0% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Other theft	4,686	-11.5% vs -8.2% nationally	5.8%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	7,281	-12.5% vs +0.4% nationally	9.0%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	5,169	-13.2% vs -3.1% nationally	6.4%	↓ Down