Published violence and sexual offences rates, Cheshire (Cheshire Constabulary area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published violence and sexual offences records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 31	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	CH1 32,948 residents	75.1	2,474
2	WA1 23,331 residents	65.2	1,522
3	WA2 40,997 residents	51.8	2,123
4	CH65 30,575 residents	50.2	1,536
5	CW1 44,776 residents	50.1	2,245
6	CW7 34,569 residents	45.7	1,581
7	WA7 63,199 residents	43.0	2,720
8	WA8 64,085 residents	41.0	2,626
9	SK11 37,596 residents	38.2	1,437
10	CW2 44,041 residents	37.1	1,633
11	CW10 15,603 residents	35.9	560
12	CH2 35,664 residents	35.3	1,260
13	CW12 33,361 residents	35.3	1,178
14	CW5 33,179 residents	31.7	1,051
15	CW9 35,216 residents	31.0	1,093
16	SK12 19,409 residents	28.7	558

Lowest published rates

Rank of 31	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
31	CW6 13,604 residents	13.2	179
30	CH64 19,202 residents	13.2	254
29	CH3 36,505 residents	15.1	550
28	CW4 10,851 residents	16.8	182
27	WA16 24,378 residents	18.0	439
26	WA6 19,509 residents	19.0	370
25	CH66 35,916 residents	22.1	792
24	SY14 7,058 residents	23.1	163
23	CW8 40,311 residents	23.9	965
22	SK9 39,957 residents	24.1	963
21	WA4 49,409 residents	24.4	1,204
20	CH4 34,820 residents	25.2	876
19	SK10 40,893 residents	26.1	1,068
18	CW11 27,042 residents	26.5	717
17	WA5 62,639 residents	27.5	1,724

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 91	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	WA2 8 5,981 residents	70.6	422
2	WA8 6 7,802 residents	68.2	532
3	CW5 5 8,810 residents	64.9	572
4	CH2 1 9,946 residents	64.2	639
5	WA7 1 6,982 residents	63.2	441
6	WA2 9 10,380 residents	61.2	635
7	CH65 9 5,592 residents	61.2	342
8	CW2 7 10,002 residents	57.6	576
9	WA2 7 7,909 residents	56.8	449
10	WA8 7 10,715 residents	56.7	608
11	CH1 5 13,801 residents	51.2	707
12	CH66 3 5,696 residents	50.9	290
13	CW1 3 18,657 residents	49.4	921
14	CW7 1 10,208 residents	49.1	501
15	CW7 3 9,498 residents	48.4	460
16	WA7 2 15,824 residents	47.4	750
17	WA7 5 12,834 residents	47.2	606
18	CW1 4 13,341 residents	45.6	609
19	CW7 2 11,752 residents	45.4	533
20	WA5 1 13,335 residents	44.5	594

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 91	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
91	CW9 6 5,589 residents	10.6	59
90	WA8 3 6,392 residents	10.8	69
89	CH3 6 8,217 residents	11.7	96
88	SK12 2 5,262 residents	12.2	64
87	CW11 1 7,511 residents	12.4	93
86	CW6 9 6,277 residents	12.9	81
85	SK9 6 5,642 residents	13.3	75
84	CW6 0 7,327 residents	13.4	98
83	CH66 4 8,955 residents	14.1	126
82	WA4 5 7,578 residents	14.1	107
81	CH66 2 12,204 residents	14.6	178
80	SK9 5 5,185 residents	14.9	77
79	WA5 2 9,912 residents	14.9	148
78	WA5 3 13,344 residents	15.5	207
77	SK10 5 9,368 residents	16.7	156
76	CW5 7 10,839 residents	17.3	187
75	WA4 2 13,300 residents	17.5	233
74	SK9 2 9,511 residents	17.7	168
73	WA5 8 8,314 residents	17.7	147
72	ST7 3 7,251 residents	17.8	129

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