Crime Rate in Leighton, ward

Leighton has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 wards in Cheshire East district and the 3264th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 277th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leighton in the last 12 months was 71.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Cheshire East district average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leighton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leighton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.