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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CW7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CW7 recorded 258 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.29 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 48.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 5.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring70.05 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment258 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 5.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

258
trending_up +10.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.05per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,219

Within CW7 district

Cheshire West and Chester

41,015

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Wharton Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
High Street Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
St Johns Court Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1
7
Hammletts Close Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Aire Place Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Barton Court Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Park Avenue Map
total: 5 Public order: 2 Drugs: 1
5
Police Station Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Handley Hill Map
total: 4 Other theft: 2 Burglary: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
258 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
125
48.4%
Public Order
36
14.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
26
10.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
15
5.8%
Other Theft
15
5.8%
Drug Offences
11
4.3%
Other Crime
9
3.5%
Vehicle Crime
8
3.1%
Burglary
5
1.9%
Shoplifting
5
1.9%
Weapons Possession
2
0.8%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: CW7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CW7 (48.4%). Public Order (14.0%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CW7 has risen noticeably — by 5.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CW7 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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