Cheshire Constabulary/Crime in Cheshire Constabulary

Crime in Cheshire Constabulary

Recorded crime across Cheshire Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 946,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

6,325Crimes recorded

6.7Rate per 1,000

27 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

6,325

Crime rate per 1,000

6.7 per 1,000 people

National ranking

27 of 41 (14% below average)

Month-on-month

-1.4%

Year-on-year

+3.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (47.7%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20237,755 crimes

Mar 20238,710 crimes

+12.3% vs previous month

Apr 20238,857 crimes

+1.7% vs previous month

May 20237,796 crimes

-12.0% vs previous month

Jun 20237,819 crimes

+0.3% vs previous month

Jul 20237,184 crimes

-8.1% vs previous month

Aug 20237,238 crimes

+0.8% vs previous month

Sept 20237,250 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

Oct 20237,019 crimes

-3.2% vs previous month

Nov 20236,585 crimes

-6.2% vs previous month

Dec 20236,381 crimes

-3.1% vs previous month

Jan 20246,599 crimes

+3.4% vs previous month

Feb 20246,539 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Mar 20247,254 crimes

+10.9% vs previous month

Apr 20247,132 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

May 20247,825 crimes

+9.7% vs previous month

Jun 20247,440 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Jul 20247,979 crimes

+7.2% vs previous month

Aug 20247,766 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Sept 20247,008 crimes

-9.8% vs previous month

Oct 20247,146 crimes

+2.0% vs previous month

Nov 20246,528 crimes

-8.6% vs previous month

Dec 20246,361 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Jan 20256,088 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

Feb 20255,697 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Mar 20256,952 crimes

+22.0% vs previous month

Apr 20256,976 crimes

+0.3% vs previous month

May 20256,940 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Jun 20257,323 crimes

+5.5% vs previous month

Jul 20257,426 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Aug 20257,424 crimes

-0.0% vs previous month

Sept 20256,475 crimes

-12.8% vs previous month

Oct 20256,830 crimes

+5.5% vs previous month

Nov 20256,406 crimes

-6.2% vs previous month

Dec 20256,418 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

Jan 20266,325 crimes

-1.4% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
3,015 (47.7%)
2
Public order
650 (10.3%)
3
Anti-social behaviour
471 (7.4%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
394 (6.2%)
5
Shoplifting
390 (6.2%)
6
Other theft
370 (5.8%)
7
Drugs
341 (5.4%)
8
Burglary
192 (3.0%)
9
Other crime
179 (2.8%)
10
Vehicle crime
174 (2.8%)
11
Robbery
47 (0.7%)
12
Possession of weapons
47 (0.7%)
13
Bicycle theft
42 (0.7%)
14
Theft from person
13 (0.2%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	6,325	-1.4%	3,015	471	192	174	390	341	47	650
Dec 2025	6,418	+0.2%	3,054	365	235	188	424	319	42	615
Nov 2025	6,406	-6.2%	2,975	498	205	165	467	304	27	682
Oct 2025	6,830	+5.5%	3,023	704	234	213	434	290	32	778
Sept 2025	6,475	-12.8%	2,894	597	225	187	417	285	28	758
Aug 2025	7,424	-0.0%	3,245	765	200	195	463	372	50	822
Jul 2025	7,426	+1.4%	3,343	767	203	206	435	317	41	908
Jun 2025	7,323	+5.5%	3,357	686	226	191	463	296	52	834
May 2025	6,940	-0.5%	3,268	658	205	137	399	277	33	823
Apr 2025	6,976	+0.3%	3,124	740	198	145	415	326	44	793
Mar 2025	6,952	+22.0%	3,213	614	227	158	477	323	36	716
Feb 2025	5,697	-6.4%	2,759	416	203	148	385	218	27	560
Jan 2025	6,088	-4.3%	3,008	438	197	145	402	218	27	592
Dec 2024	6,361	-2.6%	3,141	445	200	165	347	270	37	587
Nov 2024	6,528	-8.6%	3,004	542	216	217	438	238	31	674
Oct 2024	7,146	+2.0%	3,097	839	228	208	469	257	37	719
Sept 2024	7,008	-9.8%	3,247	649	187	174	483	281	33	768
Aug 2024	7,766	-2.7%	3,185	885	240	212	618	407	38	816
Jul 2024	7,979	+7.2%	3,530	882	258	192	567	235	44	875
Jun 2024	7,440	-4.9%	3,402	871	209	146	503	215	28	777
May 2024	7,825	+9.7%	3,446	852	208	177	597	237	39	893
Apr 2024	7,132	-1.7%	3,222	672	223	172	536	220	35	681
Mar 2024	7,254	+10.9%	3,387	684	238	201	483	283	30	691
Feb 2024	6,539	-0.9%	2,980	558	214	181	509	238	31	587
Jan 2024	6,599	+3.4%	3,009	477	259	214	479	276	37	529
Dec 2023	6,381	-3.1%	3,165	414	220	189	403	313	27	499
Nov 2023	6,585	-6.2%	2,891	541	240	225	507	267	27	619
Oct 2023	7,019	-3.2%	3,154	667	218	228	447	272	30	653
Sept 2023	7,250	+0.2%	3,226	692	254	215	475	301	40	687
Aug 2023	7,238	+0.8%	2,895	908	281	237	517	329	37	687
Jul 2023	7,184	-8.1%	3,189	853	272	187	474	245	43	633
Jun 2023	7,819	+0.3%	3,421	932	227	226	419	263	25	864
May 2023	7,796	-12.0%	3,414	983	235	210	483	260	31	809
Apr 2023	8,857	+1.7%	3,899	862	305	215	583	311	42	1,101
Mar 2023	8,710	+12.3%	3,887	758	305	237	595	285	35	1,050
Feb 2023	7,755	—	3,250	782	244	216	509	241	32	991