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Cheshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

81,924

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-2.4%

83,918 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+0.3%

19,706 vs 19,654

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 2.4% in this area.

Driven by

• Drugs ↑ 23.2%

• Public order ↑ 5.2%

• Possession of weapons ↑ 18.2%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 2.2%

• Anti-social behaviour ↓ 8.8%

• Shoplifting ↓ 8.9%

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	3,842	+23.2% vs +12.3% nationally	4.7%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	843	+18.2% vs +6.8% nationally	1.0%	↑ Up
Robbery	463	+12.4% vs +9.3% nationally	0.6%	↑ Up
Public order	9,106	+5.2% vs -4.3% nationally	11.1%	↑ Up
Vehicle crime	2,147	+1.6% vs -11.7% nationally	2.6%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 45.6%	37,393	-2.2% vs +1.1% nationally	45.6%	↓ Down
Burglary	2,469	-4.9% vs -9.2% nationally	3.0%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	5,333	-6.2% vs -4.2% nationally	6.5%	↓ Down
Other theft	4,737	-8.1% vs -6.9% nationally	5.8%	↓ Down
Anti-social behaviour	7,389	-8.8% vs -0.2% nationally	9.0%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	5,302	-8.9% vs -4.9% nationally	6.5%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	636	-11.4% vs -10.4% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down
Other crime	2,010	-11.8% vs -3.0% nationally	2.5%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	254	-12.1% vs -20.1% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down