Crime Rate in Little Neston, ward

Little Neston has the 7th lowest crime rate of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester district and the 585th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 225th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Little Neston in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Cheshire West and Chester district average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Little Neston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Little Neston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rocklee Gardens. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.